Madame X

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.

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  Lionel Barrymore

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  Ruth Chatterton
  Jacqueline Floriot
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  Lewis Stone
  Louis Floriot
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  Raymond Hackett
  Raymond Floriot
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  Sidney Toler
  Dr. Merivel
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  Carroll Nye
  Darrell, a Naval Officer
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  Eugenie Besserer
  Rose, Floriot's Servant
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  Chappell Dossett
  Judge
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  Claude King
  Valmorin, the Prosecutor
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  Richard Carle
  Perissard
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  John P. Edington
  Doctor
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  Mitchell Lewis
  Colonel Hanby
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  Holmes Herbert
  Noel
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  Henry Armetta
  Hotel Owner (uncredited)
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  Agostino Borgato
  Hotel Porter (uncredited)
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  Jack Chefe
  Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)
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  Ronnie Cosby
  Boy at Puppet Show (uncredited)
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  Carrie Daumery
  Dining Room Guest (uncredited)
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  Derry Dee
  Boy at Puppet Show (uncredited)
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  Edith Fellows
  Child at Puppet Show (uncredited)
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  Frankie Genardi
  Boy at Puppet Show (uncredited)