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01/10/1937 Drama 1h 12m
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I MADE ONE MISTAKE...AND I HAVE MORE THAN PAID FOR IT!

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.

  1. Sam Wood

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Gladys George

    Jacqueline Fleuriot / Miss Pran / Madame X

  2. Warren William

    Bernard Fleuriot

  3. John Beal

    Raymond Fleuriot

  4. Reginald Owen

    Maurice Dourel

  5. William Henry

    Hugh Fariman Jr.

  6. Henry Daniell

    Lerocle

  7. Phillip Reed

    Jean Rochin

  8. Lynne Carver

    Helene

  9. Emma Dunn

    Rose, Fleuriot's Houskeeper

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A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2025-07-18
When young lawyer “Raymond” (Raymond Hackett) is tasked with defending a self-confessed murderess, he tries to learn a little of just what drove her to commit a crime that she won’t explain nor attempt to hide from. It’s that retrospective that introduces us to “Madame X”. She (Ruth Chatterton) was a young woman married to an indifferent man “Louis” (Lewis Stone) whose unkindness drove her into the arms of another man. He died quite quickly afterwards, and her jealous husband forbade her access to their three year old son. Disconsolate, the woman took to a path of destitution a...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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