Madame X (1937)
Overview
An alcoholic woman was charged and tried for murder and a young defense attorney, unaware that she is his mother, takes the assignment to defend her in court.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 1.637 |
Directed By
Sam Wood
Crew
Alexandre Bisson
Sam Wood
Gustav Machatý
John Meehan
James Kevin McGuinness
Wayne Allen
Tom Andre
John Hoffman
David Snell
Urie McCleary
Paul Marquardt
Zacharias Yaconelli
Cedric Gibbons
James Kevin McGuinness
Edwin B. Willis
Dolly Tree
John F. Seitz
Frank E. Hull
Douglas Shearer
TOP CAST
Gladys George
Jacqueline Fleuriot / Miss Pran / Madame X
Warren William
Bernard Fleuriot
John Beal
Raymond Fleuriot
Reginald Owen
Maurice Dourel
William Henry
Hugh Fariman Jr.
Henry Daniell
Lerocle
Phillip Reed
Jean Rochin
Lynne Carver
Helene
Emma Dunn
Rose, Fleuriot's Houskeeper
Ruth Hussey
Annette
Luis Alberni
Scipio
George Zucco
Dr. LaFarge
Cora Witherspoon
Nora
Jonathan Hale
Hugh Fariman Sr.
Adia Kuznetzoff
Captain Dorcas
Lowden Adams
Fleuriot's Butler
Stanley Andrews
Gendarme Testifying in Court
Sam Ash
Silent Gendarme at Villa
Joseph E. Bernard
Deck Steward on Yacht
Arthur Blake
Ferguson
Anita Camargo
Mexican Girl
Harvey Clark
Meryval
Ronnie Cosby
Peter Simonds
Nick De Ruiz
Hotel Porter
Donald Douglas
Mr. Edison
Barry Downing
Raymond Fleuriot, Age 3
Art Dupuis
Clerk at Newspaper Office
Leila Esparza
Girl
Fred Farrell
Porter
Christian J. Frank
Jailer
Helen Freeman
Nurse
Edward Gargan
Mate of Dorcas
Helen Giere
Mother
Frank Hagney
Jailer
Mahlon Hamilton
Spectator
Clarence Harvey
Fleuriot's Clerk
Edward Keane
Gendarme at Villa
Louis LaBey
Doctor in Court
Hal Le Sueur
Spectator
Edward LeSaint
Detective
Theodore Lorch
Pawnbroker
Viola Louie
Girl
Max Lucke
Wine Waiter
Francisco Marán
Gendarme in Court
Louis Mercier
French Newspaper Employee
Torben Meyer
Peridcord
Robert Middlemass
Prefect of Police
Belle Mitchell
Nun
Dickie Moore
Allan Simonds
Leonard Mudie
Prosecutor Valmorin
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