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The Trespasser( 1929)

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Her First ALL TALKING Picture

Overview

A stenographer who works for a lawyer falls in love with and marries a wealthy young man. His family has the marraige annulled, after which she gives birth to a child. Her former boss helps her out to ensure the child's welfare, which starts gossip that she is a "kept woman."

    Top Billed Cast

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      Gloria Swanson

      Marion Donnell

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      Robert Ames

      Jack Merrick

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      Purnell Pratt

      Hector Ferguson

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      Henry B. Walthall

      Fuller

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      Wally Albright

      Jack Merrick

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      William Holden

      John Merrick Sr.

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      Blanche Friderici

      Miss Potter the Nurse

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      Kay Hammond

      Catherine 'Flip' Merrick

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      Mary Forbes

      Mrs. Ferguson

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      Marcelle Corday

      Blanche the Maid

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      Henry Armetta

      Barber (uncredited)

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      Brooks Benedict

      Reporter (uncredited)

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      Billy Bevan

      Reporter (uncredited)

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      Ed Brady

      Fred the Moving Man (uncredited)

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      Allan Cavan

      Doctor (uncredited)

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      Richard Cramer

      Reporter (uncredited)

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      Bobby Dunn

      Milkman (uncredited)

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      Stuart Erwin

      Reporter (uncredited)

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      William H. O'Brien

      Butler (uncredited)

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      Lloyd Whitlock

      Board Member (uncredited)

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    A review by CinemaSerf

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    Written by CinemaSerf on Mon Jun 06 2022
    Proof, if it were ever going to really be required, that Gloria Swanson could take to talking pictures like a duck to water. Her first complete talkie is a bit convoluted, but somehow that just serves to shine a bit more light on her ability to carry it through. She is "Marion", a secretary who marries the rather hen-pecked son "Jack" (Robert Ames) of a millionaire. The father "Merrick" (the original William Holden) is having none of it and insists on getting it annulled. "Jack" proves pretty spineless and eighteen months later she finds herself living off her new boss with a secret baby whilst...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    -

    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • pre-code
    • stenographer