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.
Ruth Chatterton
Lewis Stone
Raymond Hackett
Sidney Toler
Carroll Nye
Eugenie Besserer
Chappell Dossett
Claude King
Richard Carle
John P. Edington
Mitchell Lewis
Holmes Herbert
Henry Armetta
Agostino Borgato
Jack Chefe
Ronnie Cosby
Carrie Daumery
Derry Dee
Edith Fellows
Frankie Genardi
Mary Gordon
Sydney Jarvis
Sôjin Kamiyama
Dickie Moore
Douglas Scott
Philip Sleeman
Ullrich Haupt