Zaza is an actress and the favorite at an open-air theater in a small French town. When diplomat Bernard Dufresne comes to the village, he stays away for fear he will fall for her. But during one performance, while Zaza is singing on a swing, her rival cuts the rope and she falls. Zaza is badly injured and she makes Dufresne's acquaintance. A romance quickly springs up and he installs her in a villa. Their happiness is marred, however, when his wife appears.

Gloria Swanson
as Zaza

H.B. Warner
as Bernard Dufresne

Ferdinand Gottschalk
as Duke de Brissac

Lucille La Verne
as Aunt Rosa

Mary Thurman
as Florianne

Yvonne Hughes
as Nathalie

Riley Hatch
as Rigault

L. Rogers Lytton
as Stage Manager

Ivan Linow
as Apache

Florence Fair
as Madame Dufresne
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You really have to hand it to Gloria Swanson in this - she goes at it full tilt! "Zaza" is a music hall girl. A bit rough round the edges, but she's a decent sort of soul who falls for the womanising "Dufresne" (H.B. Warner) only to discover he is a true cad... The story is pretty predictable, but t...