Summary
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.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Teens
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 40GoodWatch 48
IMDb5.5
Audience score25%
Running time
1 h 35 min
Shorter than most dramas, −14 min on the typical 109
typical 10995Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 126 countries
+116Released
1929
August 17, 1929
97 years ago
Genre
DramaLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Academy Awards1930
- Directing1930Nominated
- Actress in a Leading Role1930Nominated
Rated
- NRUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceLittle or none
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityMild
- Dark themesStrong
Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 19 more27 people
- Ruth ChattertonJacqueline Floriot
- Lewis StoneLouis Floriot
- Raymond HackettRaymond Floriot
- Sidney TolerDr. Merivel
- Carroll NyeDarrell, a Naval Officer
- Eugenie BessererRose, Floriot's Servant
- CDChappell DossettJudge
- Claude KingValmorin, the Prosecutor
- Richard CarlePerissard
- JPJohn P. EdingtonDoctor
Mitchell LewisColonel Hanby
Holmes HerbertNoel
Henry ArmettaHotel Owner (uncredited)- ABAgostino BorgatoHotel Porter (uncredited)
Jack ChefeNightclub Waiter (uncredited)
Ronnie CosbyBoy at Puppet Show (uncredited)
Carrie DaumeryDining Room Guest (uncredited)- DDDerry DeeBoy at Puppet Show (uncredited)
Edith FellowsChild at Puppet Show (uncredited)- FGFrankie GenardiBoy at Puppet Show (uncredited)
Mary GordonNursemaid (uncredited)
Sydney JarvisGendarme at Trial (uncredited)
Sôjin KamiyamaOriental Doctor (uncredited)
Dickie MooreBoy at Puppet Show (uncredited)
Directing · 1
- Lionel Barrymore Director
Writing · 2
- Willard Mack Dialogue
- Alexandre Bisson Theatre Play
Camera · 1
- Arthur Reed Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- William S. Gray Editor
Art · 1
- Cedric Gibbons Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 1
- David Cox Wardrobe Designer
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