Madame X
17/08/1929
2h



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.
Cast


Ruth Chatterton
Jacqueline Floriot


Lewis Stone
Louis Floriot


Raymond Hackett
Raymond Floriot


Sidney Toler
Dr. Merivel


Carroll Nye
Darrell, a Naval Officer


Eugenie Besserer
Rose, Floriot's Servant
Chappell Dossett
Judge


Claude King
Valmorin, the Prosecutor


Richard Carle
Perissard
John P. Edington
Doctor


Mitchell Lewis
Colonel Hanby


Holmes Herbert
Noel


Henry Armetta
Hotel Owner (uncredited)
Agostino Borgato
Hotel Porter (uncredited)


Jack Chefe
Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)


Ronnie Cosby
Boy at Puppet Show (uncredited)


Carrie Daumery
Dining Room Guest (uncredited)
Derry Dee
Boy at Puppet Show (uncredited)


Edith Fellows
Child at Puppet Show (uncredited)
Frankie Genardi
Boy at Puppet Show (uncredited)


Mary Gordon
Nursemaid (uncredited)


Sydney Jarvis
Gendarme at Trial (uncredited)


Sôjin Kamiyama
Oriental Doctor (uncredited)


Dickie Moore
Boy at Puppet Show (uncredited)


Douglas Scott
Raymond - as a Small Boy (uncredited)


Philip Sleeman
Sidewalk Cafe Waiter (uncredited)


Ullrich Haupt
Laroque
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