Easy Virtue (1928)

A divorcée hides her scandalous past from her new husband and his family.

Director:

Alfred Hitchcock

Writers:

Noel Coward (adapted from the play by), Eliot Stannard (scenario)

Stars:

Isabel Jeans, Franklin Dyall, Eric Bransby Williams

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Isabel Jeans	...	Larita Filton
Franklin Dyall	...	Her Husband
Eric Bransby Williams	...	The Co-respondent
Ian Hunter	...	The Plaintiff's Counsel
Robin Irvine	...	John Whittaker
Violet Farebrother	...	His Mother
Frank Elliott	...	His Father
Dacia Deane	...	His Elder Sister
Dorothy Boyd	...	His Younger Sister
Enid Stamp-Taylor	...	Sarah (as Enid Stamp Taylor)

Storyline

Larita Filton is named as correspondent in a scandalous divorce case. She escapes to France to rebuild her life where she meets John Whittaker. They are later married, but John's well-to-do family finds out Larita's secret.

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Plot Keywords:

divorce | artist | secret | trial | france | 

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Genres:

Romance | Thriller

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

June 1928 (USA)

Also Known As:

Fragile virtù

Filming Locations:

French Riviera, Alpes-Maritimes, France

Company Credits

Production Co:

Gainsborough Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

80 min 89 min (Hypercube restored)

Sound Mix:

Silent

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Alfred Hitchcock:  walking past a tennis court carrying a walking stick.

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Goofs

John's distance from Larita changes dramatically after she shakes shaking her cocktail at the another table then suddenly is next to Larita's table.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Prosecutor: Mrs. Filton, do you wish the Jury to believe the co-respondent never kissed you?

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Connections

Version of Easy Virtue (2008)

User Reviews

Silent Hitchcock

This is my first Hitchcock silent film. this film grew on me as i watched it, i thought it started out slow . but slowly developed into something very interesting. i was upset that i missed Hitch's cameo.. he's a sneaky one. this is my 4th silent film that i have watched, and this one compares almost to the other ones, but the others are classics.. phantom, Dr Jekyll, and hunchback. so this one kinda had some unfair competition. like i said before it started slow, but it quickly engrossed me after the part where she goes to his parents house to meet the family.. i thought her character was unfairly judged by his family to the point where i was glad she didn't marry him, i admired her character for standing up to the mother in that one,, what s really awful mother in law. without ruining the ending for those who haven't seen this early Hitchcock gem,, i loved the ending.