Madame X (1929)

Director
Lionel Barrymore

Main cast
Ruth Chatterton; Lewis Stone; Raymond Hackett; Sidney Toler; Carroll Nye

Genres
Drama

Description
A young, unfaithful wife and mother is thrown out by her husband and 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.


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