The read
It runs a compact 1h 30m.
Synopsis
A stenographer who works for a lawyer falls in love with and marries a wealthy young man. His family has the marraige annulled, after which she gives birth to a child. Her former boss helps her out to ensure the child's welfare, which starts gossip that she is a "kept woman."
Ratings
IMDb6.5/10
15 audience votes
Key crew
- Edmund GouldingDirector
- Edmund GouldingWriter
- Josiah ZuroOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Gloria SwansonMarion Donnell
- Robert AmesJack Merrick
- Purnell PrattHector Ferguson
- Henry B. WalthallFuller
- Wally AlbrightJack Merrick
- William HoldenJohn Merrick Sr.
- Blanche FridericiMiss Potter the Nurse
- Kay HammondCatherine 'Flip' Merrick
- Mary ForbesMrs. Ferguson
- Marcelle CordayBlanche the Maid
- Henry ArmettaBarber (uncredited)
- Brooks BenedictReporter (uncredited)
Stills
Themes
pre-codestenographer