Drama
A young, unfaithful wife and mother is thrown out by her cold, unforgiving husband, the Attorney General of France. She is barred from ever seeing her three year old son again despite her earnest attempts to make amends. For many years the mother seeks refuge overseas and in Absinthe. In the end, her son, a young and promising lawyer unknowingly defends her in court. Ruth Chatterton gives a marvelous performance in this early talkie in her portrayal of Madame X.
Directed by
Lionel Barrymore
Ronnie Cosby
Boy at Puppet Show (uncredited)
Jack Chefe
Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)
Edith Fellows
Child at Puppet Show (uncredited)
Lewis Stone
Louis Floriot
Lionel Barrymore
Mary Gordon
Nursemaid (uncredited)
Sidney Toler
Dr. Merivel
Dickie Moore
Boy at Puppet Show (uncredited)
Carroll Nye
Darrell, a Naval Officer
Mitchell Lewis
Colonel Hanby
Henry Armetta
Hotel Owner (uncredited)
Douglas Scott
Raymond - as a Small Boy (uncredited)
Claude King
Valmorin, the Prosecutor
Richard Carle
Perissard
Holmes Herbert
Noel
Ruth Chatterton
Jacqueline Floriot
Eugenie Besserer
Rose, Floriot's Servant
Sôjin Kamiyama
Oriental Doctor (uncredited)
Sydney Jarvis
Gendarme at Trial (uncredited)
Ullrich Haupt
Laroque
Philip Sleeman
Sidewalk Cafe Waiter (uncredited)
Carrie Daumery
Dining Room Guest (uncredited)
Raymond Hackett
Raymond Floriot
Chappell Dossett
Judge
John P. Edington
Doctor
Agostino Borgato
Hotel Porter (uncredited)
Derry Dee
Boy at Puppet Show (uncredited)
Frankie Genardi
Boy at Puppet Show (uncredited)

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