The read
Critics rate it 24 points higher than audiences do. It runs a compact 1h 10m.
Synopsis
A frivolous middle aged socialite is suddenly put upon to have her daughter live with her. Her conniving paramour dumps her for the daughter, leaving the young boyfriend crushed.
Ratings
IMDb6.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes89%
Critics rate it 24 points higher than audiences do.
5 audience votes
Key crew
- Ernst LubitschWriter
- Ernst LubitschDirector
- Hanns KrälyWriter
Cast
- May McAvoyJeannie Wilton
- Pauline FrederickMrs. Mable Wilton
- Marie PrevostHarriet
- Lew CodyEdmund Lamont
- Willard LouisHarvey Craig
- Pierre GendronDr. Fred Colman
- Mary CarrMrs. Colman - Fred's Mother
- Raymond McKeeFred's Friend
- Max DavidsonThe Pawnbroker
- Charles FarrellReveler at Monkey Bar
- George J. LewisReveler at Monkey Bar
- Tom RickettsButler
Stills
Themes
infidelitysociety