The daughter of a wealthy industrialist 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.
The Adorable Cheat, a silent film from 1928, is a peculiar little time capsule. If you're someone who genuinely enjoys digging into the quirks of early cinema, who can appreciate melodramatic acting and a plot that telegraphs its every move a mile off, then maybe, just maybe, you'll find some quaint amusement here. For...
Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
Burton L. King
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"The Adorable Cheat, a silent film from 1928, is a peculiar little time capsule. If you're someone who genuinely enjoys digging into the quirks of early cinema, who can appreciate melodramatic acting and a plot that telegraphs its every move a mile off, then maybe, just maybe, you'll find some quaint amusement here. For anyone else expecting anything resembling modern storytelling, or even the more sophisticated silent dramas, this one's probably going to feel like a very long hour and ten minute..."
Cornelius Keefe
De Leon Anthony, Arthur Hoerl
United States
