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Cheaters at Play

Cheaters at Play is a 1932 American pre-Code drama film directed by Hamilton MacFadden and written by Malcolm Stuart Boylan. The film stars Thomas Meighan, Charlotte Greenwood, William Bakewell, Ralph Morgan, Barbara Weeks and Linda Watkins. The film was released on January 27, 1932, by Fox Film Corporation. The film was based on the Lone Wolf character, who appeared in many films produced by Columbia Pictures.

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Cheaters at Play
Theatrical release poster
Directed byHamilton MacFadden
Screenplay byMalcolm Stuart Boylan
Based on
the short story, "The Lone Wolf's Son"
by Louis Joseph Vance
StarringThomas Meighan
Charlotte Greenwood
William Bakewell
Ralph Morgan
Barbara Weeks
Linda Watkins
CinematographyErnest Palmer
Edited byIrene Morra
Production
company
Distributed byFox Film Corporation
Release date
  • January 27, 1932 (1932-01-27)
Running time
58 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Cheaters at Play is a 1932 American pre-Code drama film directed by Hamilton MacFadden and written by Malcolm Stuart Boylan. The film stars Thomas Meighan, Charlotte Greenwood, William Bakewell, Ralph Morgan, Barbara Weeks and Linda Watkins. The film was released on January 27, 1932, by Fox Film Corporation.123 The film was based on the Lone Wolf character, who appeared in many films produced by Columbia Pictures.4

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  1. "Cheaters at Play (1932)". Turner Classic Movies. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved October 11, 2015.
  2. M.H. (February 27, 1932). "Cheaters at Play - Crooks and Ex-Crooks". NYTimes.com. Retrieved October 11, 2015.
  3. "Cheaters at Play". Afi.com. Retrieved October 11, 2015.
  4. Blottner, Gene (2011). "The Lone Wolf". Columbia Pictures Movie Series, 1926–1955: The Harry Cohn Years. McFarland. ISBN 9780786486724.
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