A nobleman studying for the priesthood abandons his vocation in 18th Century France when he falls in love with a beautiful, but reluctant, courtesan.
John Barrymore
as Chevalier Fabien des Grieux
Dolores Costello
as Manon Lescaut
Warner Oland
as André Lescaut
Sam De Grasse
as Comte Guillot de Morfontaine
Holmes Herbert
as Jean Tiberge
Stuart Holmes
as Louis XV - King of France
Bertram Grassby
as Le Duc de Richelieu
Tom Santschi
as Captain of Convict Boat
Alice Belcher
as Minor Role (uncredited)
Eugenie Besserer
as The Landlady (uncredited)
Charles Clary
as A Lay Brother (uncredited)
Marcelle Corday
as Marie (uncredited)