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