The Cheat is a 1931 American pre-code drama film directed by George Abbott and starring screen legend Tallulah Bankhead, Irving Pichel and Harvey Stephens. This is the remake of the 1915 film directed by Cecile B. DeMille and is just as good.   Elsa Carlyle (Tallulah Bankhead, Lifeboat) is a gambling addict and likes to…