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Madame X
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Madame X

Aug 17, 1929
1h 35m
★ 6.3

The Newest and Greatest All-Talking Motion Picture

Overview

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.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Madame X Trailers

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Cast

Ruth Chatterton

Jacqueline Floriot

Ruth Chatterton

Lewis Stone

Louis Floriot

Lewis Stone

Raymond Hackett

Raymond Floriot

Raymond Hackett

Sidney Toler

Dr. Merivel

Sidney Toler

Carroll Nye

Darrell, a Naval Officer

Carroll Nye

Eugenie Besserer

Rose, Floriot's Servant

Eugenie Besserer

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Judge

Chappell Dossett

Claude King

Valmorin, the Prosecutor

Claude King

Richard Carle

Perissard

Richard Carle

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Doctor

John P. Edington

Mitchell Lewis

Colonel Hanby

Mitchell Lewis

Holmes Herbert

Noel

Holmes Herbert

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