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The Trespasser

The Trespasser

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The Trespasser

"Her First ALL TALKING Picture"

1929

1h 30m

6.9(15 votes)

Drama

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."

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10 featured cast members

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Gloria Swanson

Gloria Swanson

Marion Donnell

Robert Ames

Robert Ames

Jack Merrick

Purnell Pratt

Purnell Pratt

Hector Ferguson

Henry B. Walthall

Henry B. Walthall

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Wally Albright

Wally Albright

Jack Merrick

William Holden

William Holden

John Merrick Sr.

Blanche Friderici

Blanche Friderici

Miss Potter the Nurse

Kay Hammond

Kay Hammond

Catherine 'Flip' Merrick

Mary Forbes

Mary Forbes

Mrs. Ferguson

Marcelle Corday

Marcelle Corday

Blanche the Maid

Creative team

Directed by: Edmund Goulding
Written by: Edmund Goulding
Produced by: Edmund Goulding

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