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
as Jacqueline Floriot
Lewis Stone
as Louis Floriot
Raymond Hackett
as Raymond Floriot
Sidney Toler
as Dr. Merivel
Carroll Nye
as Darrell, a Naval Officer
Eugenie Besserer
as Rose, Floriot's Servant
Chappell Dossett
as Judge
Claude King
as Valmorin, the Prosecutor
Richard Carle
as Perissard
John P. Edington
as Doctor
Mitchell Lewis
as Colonel Hanby
Holmes Herbert
as Noel
