Madame X(1937)
I MADE ONE MISTAKE...AND I HAVE MORE THAN PAID FOR IT!
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.
Movie: Madame X
Top 10 Billed Cast
Jacqueline Fleuriot / Miss Pran / Madame X
Bernard Fleuriot
Raymond Fleuriot
Maurice Dourel
Hugh Fariman Jr.
Lerocle
Jean Rochin
Helene
Rose, Fleuriot's Houskeeper
Annette
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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.
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1937-10-01
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I MADE ONE MISTAKE...AND I HAVE MORE THAN PAID FOR IT!
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