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
Lionel Barrymore
Richard Carle
Perissard
Mary Gordon
Nursemaid (uncredited)
Holmes Herbert
Noel
Sidney Toler
Dr. Merivel
Jack Chefe
Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)
Lewis Stone
Louis Floriot
Henry Armetta
Hotel Owner (uncredited)
Douglas Scott
Raymond - as a Small Boy (uncredited)
Ruth Chatterton
Jacqueline Floriot
Dickie Moore
Boy at Puppet Show (uncredited)
Mitchell Lewis
Colonel Hanby
Claude King
Valmorin, the Prosecutor
Ronnie Cosby
Boy at Puppet Show (uncredited)
Eugenie Besserer
Rose, Floriot's Servant
Philip Sleeman
Sidewalk Cafe Waiter (uncredited)
Edith Fellows
Child at Puppet Show (uncredited)
Carroll Nye
Darrell, a Naval Officer
Sydney Jarvis
Gendarme at Trial (uncredited)
Sôjin Kamiyama
Oriental Doctor (uncredited)
Carrie Daumery
Dining Room Guest (uncredited)
Ullrich Haupt
Laroque
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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