21 Sep 1929
The Lady Lies
Much to the disapproval of his snooty children, a wealthy widowed attorney takes up with a beautiful but "lower-class" woman.
Ladies of the Big House
Before their first kiss as bride and groom...torn from each other's arms! Framed-Accused!
A woman tries to save her husband from the electric chair after both are sent to prison for a murder they didn't commit.
Top Billed Cast
Sylvia Sidney Kathleen Storm McNeil
Gene Raymond Standish McNeil
Wynne Gibson Susie Thompson
Earle Foxe Kid Athens
Rockliffe Fellowes Martin Doremus
Purnell Pratt John Hartman
Frank Sheridan Warden Hecker
Louise Beavers Ivory
Miriam Goldina Maria - The Mexican
Hilda Vaughn Millie
Fritzi Ridgeway Reno Maggie
Esther Howard Clara Newman
Edna Bennett The Countess
Ruth Lyons Gertie
Jane Darwell Mrs. Turner
Mary Foy Mrs. Lowry
Noel Francis Thelma
Theodore von Eltz Frazer
Evelyn Preer Inmate
Paulette Goddard Inmate in Midst of Crowd (uncredited)
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