Susan Lenox (Her Fall and Rise)

A young woman runs away from an abusive home and pre-arranged marriage only to be frustrated in her attempts to find happiness with a handsome engineer.

Cast

Greta Garbo

as Helga, aka Susan Lenox

Clark Gable

as Rodney Spencer

Jean Hersholt

as Karl Ohlin

John Miljan

as Wayne Burlingham

Alan Hale

as Jeb Mondstrum

Hale Hamilton

as Mike Kelly

Hilda Vaughn

as Astrid Ohlin

Russell Simpson

as Doctor

Cecil Cunningham

as Madame Panoramia aka Pansy

Ian Keith

as Robert Lane

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