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