Madame x is a 1966 american drama film directed by david lowell rich and starring lana turner. Lana turner looked so fantastic, and wore such incredibly beautiful clothes in this. The following 3 files are in this category, out of 3. The sin of madeline claudet helen hayes and confession kay francis being just too examples. Madame x, in its sixth and most lavish screen version, gives glamorous lana turner one of the best roles of her career. A lower class woman, holly parker, marries into the rich anderson family with her husband clayton having strong political aspirations. Twenty years later, she is charged with killing a man bent on revealing her degraded status to her husband and the son she left behind. Alexandre bissons classic play, which has been remade more than any other film in history, takes on new intensity in this stunning 1966 ross hunter production and is filled with rich detail and emotional impact. The son, unaware of her identity, becomes her defense. Madame x film gladys george was wonderful, and i found the character to be sympathetic, without the obvious vices brought out on display, but implied. Gladys george biography, movie highlights and photos. Sadly it looks like john beal saw the original and channeled some of raymond hacketts questionable acting, though beal was a lot more believable.
The 1929 version stars ruth chatterton and gladys george stars in the 1937 version. Madame x is a 1937 american drama film, a sanitized remake of several pre code films of the same name. For the next several years, george alternated between weepers and truculent roles in films. The film is based on the 1908 play by french playwright alexandre bisson 18481912. Sam wood directed this fourth version of the alexandre bisson weeper, buffed to a high gloss by shimmering m. Madame x 1937 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. His part is fleeting, but one of the most joyous parts of the. Madame x video i loved this swift, clean, stripped version, as opposed to the lugubrious lana turner vehicle. 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. Gladys george plays jacqueline fleuriot this time around, the. The 1937 version of madame x, from a screenplay by john meehan and directed by sam wood for mgm, was already the second talkie version put to film. After a lurid opening introducing his wife, gladys george, title character, we meet warren william as parisian attorney fleuriot, george zucco the family doctor, treating their stricken son, in what was already the fourth movie version of madame x, 1937, directed by sam wood.
Madame x this is a reverent handling of the alexandre bisson play, chosen by mgm as a vehicle to demonstrate the dramatic and emotional talent of gladys george. It was directed by sam wood, with additional direction by gustav machaty uncredited. The play has been cited as an example of the literary tradition of portraying the mother figure as being excessively punished for slight deviation from her maternal role. Gladys george biography, movie highlights and photos allmovie. With lana turner, john forsythe, ricardo montalban, burgess meredith. Gladys george 190454 plays madame x and gives an excellent performance, her career best, and probably among the top 50 performances ever given on film. Shop madame x 1929madame x 1937 2 discs dvd at best buy. It is based on the 1908 play madame x by french playwright alexandre bisson. A young lawyer john beal defends an alcoholic woman gladys george for murder, unaware she is his mother. With gladys george, warren william, john beal, reginald owen. Woods then made the family drama lord jeff 1938, a showcase for mgms. Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or instore pickup. Thrown out of her home after her husband discovers her infidelity, a woman sinks into degradation.
Gladys george is pretty much forgotten these days even by classic film fans but she is just magnificent as she was in everything ive seen of hers. Gladys george is madame x 1937, plus brief biography. May 10, 2016 the scandal of the portrait of madame x by john singer sargent. A considerable step up compared to the original talkie, madame x 1929, which included some of the most cringeworthy acting of the early days of sound. She didnt really like hollywood much, but the money. This was made before in 29 with lionel barrymore and ruth chatterton, and of course the turner version with john forsythe, ricardo montalbon, keir dullea, and burgess meredith her pusher and fellow absynthe addict watch out for the green genie. Madame x 1937 one woman who would not be up for mother of the year is madame x. She later tries to return to her family, but her husband, bernard, refuses saying he told their son she was dead. When her lover is killed, the wife of a wealthy man is convinced to fake her own death, which leads her into greater depths of depravity until fate reunites her with her longlost son, who is unaware of her real identity. For me this movie outshines by far the other movie in this set, madame x. Naval academy, was formulaic, but madame x 1937 was a fine.
By this time, her son, raymond, is an adult and has become a lawyer. Read the full synopsis of madame x, 1937, directed by sam wood, with gladys george, john beal, warren william, at turner classic movies. The 1929 madame x, directed by lionel barrymore, had the first boom mike when barrymore tied the microphone to a fishing pole. It was filmed in 1916, 1929 ruth chatterton directed by lionel barrymore, 1937 this version, 1954, 1966 lana turner, and 1981. Naval academy, was formulaic, but madame x 1937 was a fine adaptation of the alexandre bisson play, with gladys george as the mother who sacrifices her own welfare to ensure the success of her son john beal. Shop madame x 1929 madame x 1937 2 discs dvd at best buy. Madame x is a 1937 american drama film directed by sam wood. Alexander bissons sentimental tearjerker was made into a movie six times between 1915 and 1966. Madame x 1966 full movie nahajayahayahaja ikiakakalakakao. The son, unaware of her identity, becomes her defense attorney. Fourth version of the oftfilmed french weeper other versions dated. Madame x 1937 directed by sam wood, gustav machaty. Aug 25, 2014 the 1937 version of madame x, from a screenplay by john meehan and directed by sam wood for mgm, was already the second talkie version put to film. To understand madame x you need to realize it was based on a 1908 french play by alexandre bisson 18481912 that reflected 19th century morality.
The colors are much more sharper than the dvd and the soundtrack is equally as pleasing. Madame x is a 1937 american drama film, a sanitized remake of several precode films of the same name. His part is fleeting, but one of the most joyous parts of the film. So at least this one had adequate acting even if it was a little hard to take largely comic. It had been made several times previously as a silent film and returned as late as 1981 in a tv movie starring tuesday weld. There is a smidge of graininess but i find that most films from the 60s and earlier always have a touch of this,however this does not detract from the beauty and splendor that is madame x. Her stepdaughter, played by sandra dee, was at least equally gorgeous. Dirty dancing 1987 official trailer patrick swayze, jennifer grey movie hd duration. Thanks and love to madame vernet who shared this vid with me. Madame x, starring james stewart, ann harding june 14, 1937 by at the library. Madame x, starring james stewart, ann harding june 14, 1937 duration. Based on the 1910 play by alexandre bisson, madame x 1937 tells the story of jacqueline fleuriot, a woman who leaves her husband and young son to run away with another man. He is appointed to defend the mysterious madame x not knowing she is his mother.
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