Madame X (1929)
- Directed by
- Lionel Barrymore
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 31m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 6.3 of 10 from 10 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A society woman is cast out by her husband after a scandal. Years later, she longs to reconnect with her now grown son.
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What happens
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). Harold Bucquet was Barrymore's assistant director. As a film published in 1929, it entered the public domain on January 1, 2025. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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