George Bryan Brummel, a British military officer, loves Lady Margery, the betrothed of Lord Alvanley. Despite her own desperate love for Brummel, she submits to family pressure and marries Lord Alvanley. Brummel, broken-hearted, embarks upon a life of revelry.
John Barrymore
as Gordon Bryon 'Beau' Brummel
Mary Astor
as Lady Margery Alvanley
Willard Louis
as Prince of Wales
Carmel Myers
as Lady Hester Stanhope
Irene Rich
as Frederica Charlotte, Duchess of York
Alec B. Francis
as Mortimer
Richard Tucker
as Lord Stanhope
George Beranger
as Lord Byron
William Humphrey
as Lord Alvanley
Clarissa Selwynne
as Mrs. Wertham
John J. Richardson
as Poodles Byng
Claire de Lorez
as Lady Manly
