An alcoholic woman was charged and tried for murder and a young defense attorney, unaware that she is his mother, takes the assignment to defend her in court.

Gladys George
as Jacqueline Fleuriot / Miss Pran / Madame X

Warren William
as Bernard Fleuriot

John Beal
as Raymond Fleuriot

Reginald Owen
as Maurice Dourel

William Henry
as Hugh Fariman Jr.

Henry Daniell
as Lerocle

Phillip Reed
as Jean Rochin

Lynne Carver
as Helene

Emma Dunn
as Rose, Fleuriot's Houskeeper

Ruth Hussey
as Annette
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When young lawyer “Raymond” (Raymond Hackett) is tasked with defending a self-confessed murderess, he tries to learn a little of just what drove her to commit a crime that she won’t explain nor attempt to hide from. It’s that retrospective that introduces us to “Madame X”. She (Ruth Chatterton) was ...