The Trespasser (1929 film)
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Distributed by | United Artists |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
The Trespasser is a 1929 American pre-Code film written and directed by Edmund Goulding and starring Gloria Swanson, Robert Ames, Purnell Pratt, Henry B. Walthall, and Wally Albright. The film was released by United Artists in both silent and sound versions.
Plot
Marion Donnell, a stenographer in Chicago (
Seeking protection for her son, she sends for Jack, now remarried to Catherine "Flip" Carson. (Kay Hammond) When Marion presents Jack with his son they rekindle their love for each other, Jack making plans to abandon his wife. However, Flip comes to visit Marion; having been injured in an automobile accident on a honeymoon trip to France, she requires a wheelchair and is unable to bear children. She declares that she is prepared to let Jack go, due to her disability and because she knows that he is still in love with Marion. Deeply moved by Flip's sacrifice, and for the sake of her child, she sends Jackie to live with Jack and Flip. She sinks to the floor in despair as Jackie's nanny, Mrs. Potter (Blanche Friderici) leads him away. She returns the $500,000 to Ferguson's estate and relocates to New York. Some years later, Flip has died leaving Marion and Jack free to reunite.
Cast
- Gloria Swanson as Marion Donnell
- Robert Ames as Jack Merrick
- Purnell Pratt as Hector Ferguson
- Henry B. Walthall as Fuller
- Wally Albright as Jackie
- William Holdenas John Merrick Sr.
- Blanche Friderici as Miss Potter (as Blanche Frederici)
- Kay Hammond as Catherine 'Flip' Merrick
- Mary Forbes as Mrs. Ferguson
- Marcelle Corday as Blanche
Production background
The Trespasser was produced as both a silent and sound version for a total negative cost of $725,000.[1] Gloria Swanson, in her sound film debut, received an Academy Award nomination. It was written and directed by Edmund Goulding and was first filmed as a silent film. A sound version was quickly made and was a big hit for its star, Gloria Swanson. Goulding remade the film as That Certain Woman (1937) with Bette Davis and Henry Fonda.
Preservation status
Legacy
The Trespasser proved to be one of Swanson's only two hit sound films, the other being Sunset Boulevard (1950) many years later. Subsequent films like What a Widow! (1930), Indiscreet (1931), Tonight or Never (1931), Perfect Understanding (1933), and Music in the Air (1934) were all box-office flops.[2]
The Trespasser was an important film for Swanson, following the financially disastrous
See also
References
- ^ Beauchamp, Cari. Joseph P. Kennedy Presents: His Hollywood Years. Random House Digital. p 265. Accessed May 22. 2012
- ISBN 9781250001559. Retrieved April 26, 2017.
External links
- The Trespasser at IMDb
- The Trespasser at SilentEra
- The Trespasser at Virtual History
- The Trespasser available for free download at free-classic-movies