Elizabeth Cheney has a wealthy husband, social prominence and everything she could want in life . . . except Ted Lutton, the man she loves. She must decide whether to give everything up to follow her heart and run off with Ted.
Direction
Borzage's tender close-ups speak volumes
Acting
Boardman's eyes do ALL the talking
Writing
Maugham's stage wit survives adaptation
Director
Frank Borzage
Eleanor Boardman
Elizabeth Cheney
Malcolm McGregor
Edward 'Teddy' Luton
Alec B. Francis
Lord Clive Cheney
Eugenie Besserer
Lady Catherine 'Kitty' Cheney
George Fawcett
Lord Hugh Porteous
Creighton Hale
Arnold Cheney
Otto Hoffman
Dorker
Eulalie Jensen
Mrs. Alice Shenstone
Joan Crawford
Young Lady Catherine
Frank Braidwood
Young Hugh Porteous
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Maugham adapted his own 1921 play, which ran on Broadway for 623 performances—practically eternal by 1920s standards.
This was Eleanor Boardman's first film with Frank Borzage; they'd marry in 1928 and become Hollywood's 'it' couple until talkies split them apart.
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