The Cheat is a 1923 American silent drama film produced by Famous Players–Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures, and is a remake of Cecil B. DeMille's 1915 film of the same name using the same script by Hector Turnbull and Jeanie MacPherson.

[1][2][3] As described in a film magazine review,[4] Carmelita De Cordoba a beautiful young South American woman who has been betrothed by her stern father to Don Pablo, whom she despises, meets and falls in love with Dudley Drake, a New York City broker, while in Paris.

Claude Mace, an art swindler masquerading as East Indian Prince Rao-Singh, hopes to marry her for her wealth.

Carmelita goes to the court and confesses, showing a brand on her shoulder that is the Prince's work.

However, this particular film was adapted into a novel in the same year of 1923, written by Paramount Pictures employee Russell Holman.