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Madame X (1916 film)

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Madame X
Directed byGeorge F. Marion
Written byAlexandre Bisson (play)
Produced byHenry W. Savage
StarringDorothy Donnelly
Distributed byPathé Exchange
Release date
  • January 14, 1916 (1916-01-14)
Running time
6 reels
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent with English intertitles

Madame X is a 1916 American silent drama film directed by George F. Marion based on the 1908 play by French playwright Alexandre Bisson (1848-1912).[1]

Plot

A woman is thrown out of her home by her jealous husband and sinks into depravity. Twenty years later, she finds herself accused of murder for saving her son, who does not know who she is. He finds himself defending her without knowing her background.

Cast

  • Dorothy Donnelly - Jacqueline Floriot
  • John Bowers - Monsieur Floriot
  • Edwin Forsberg - Laroque (as Edwin Fosberg)
  • Ralph Morgan - Raymond Floriot
  • Robert Fischer - Merival
  • Charles E. Bunnell - Perrissard (as Charles Bunnell)
  • Gladys Coburn - Helene

See also

References

  1. ^ "Progressive Silent Film List: Madame X". Silent Era. Retrieved November 29, 2009.