Cast

Helen Hayes Lewis Stone Neil Hamilton Robert Young Cliff Edwards Jean Hersholt

Credits

Written by: Edward Knoblock

Plot

A woman, Madelon, who is abandoned by her lover, turns to crime and prostitution to pay for the education of her son, who never knows what she has done for him, in an early sound melodrama.

Sinekatalog’s take

An early sound tearjerker, held up by Helen Hayes.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 6.6 / 10 (1,314 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.

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