''The Adorable Cheat'' is a 1928 silent film starring

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and distributed by an independent film company, Chesterfield Motion Pictures. It was directed by Burton L. King with a copy being long held by The

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Summary

The daughter of a wealthy

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wants to take over the company when her father retires, but the father—an old-fashioned sort who doesn't believe that "girls" belong in business—is planning on leaving the company to her wastrel playboy brother. In order to prove to her dad that she can handle the job, she disguises herself as an ordinary "working girl" and gets a job in her dad's plant. There she meets and falls in love with a clerk. She brings the young man home to meet her folks, but during the evening the family safe is robbed, and all signs point to her new boyfriend.Internet Movie Databas
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Cast

- Marion Dorsey *

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- George Mason *

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- Will Dorsey *

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- Howard Carter * Harry Allen - 'Dad' Mason *

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- Mrs. Mason * Virginia Lee -

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- Card Playing Guest

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* 1928 films American silent feature films Films directed by Burton L. King American black-and-white films Chesterfield Pictures films 1928 romantic drama films 1920s American films Silent American drama films {{silent-romantic-drama-film-stub