Madame X (1929)
1h 35m
Running Time
August 17, 1929Release Date
Madame X (1929)
1h 35m
Running Time
August 17, 1929Release Date
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Plot.
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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Cast & Crew.
Lewis Stone
Floriot
Ruth Chatterton
Jacqueline
Sidney Toler
Dr. Merivel
Raymond Hackett
Raymond
Carroll Nye
Darrell, a Naval Officer
Holmes Herbert
Noel
Lionel Barrymore
Director
Alexandre Bisson
Writer
Chappell Dossett
Judge
Claude King
Valmorin, the Prosecutor
Willard Mack
Writer
Richard Carle
Perissard
Arthur Reed
Cinematographer
William S. Gray
Editor
John P. Edington
Doctor
Mitchell Lewis
Colonel Hanby
Eugenie Besserer
Rose
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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Wiki.
Madame X is a 1929 American pre-Code drama film directed by Lionel Barrymore and starring Ruth Chatterton as a fallen woman who longs to be reunited with her son. The film is based on the 1908 play Madame X by French playwright Alexandre Bisson (1848-1912).