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