01 October 1928 Thriller 111 mins
Would-be politician Sir Hugo Boycott and his wife Madeleine have an unhappy marriage. Madeleine is aware that Hugo is a serial philanderer, and their problems are exacerbated when she fails to produce the heir he wants.
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Miles Mander as Sir Hugo Boycott
Madeleine Carroll as Lady Madeleine Boycott
John Loder as Lord David Harborough
Ella Atherton as Nina de Lande
Margot Armand as Sylvia Findlay
Ivo Dawson as Derek Findlay
Marjorie Roach as Phoebe Chivers
John St. John as Dicky
Naomi Jacobs as Dot
Bernard Vaughan as Butler
Walter Wichelow as Impitt
Theodore Mander as Stephen Boycott
Beryl Egerton as Maid
Miles Mander Writer
Miles Mander Director
Alma Reville Writer
Walter Blakeley Cinematography
Arthur Tavares Editor
C. Wilfred Arnold Art Direction
Michael Powell Still Photographer
United Kingdom 01 October 1928
United States 12 January 1929
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