Outcast Lady (1934)

Director:

Robert Z. Leonard

Writers:

Zoe Akins (screen play), Michael Arlen (from the book by),

Stars:

Constance Bennett, Herbert Marshall, Mrs. Patrick Campbell

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Constance Bennett	...	Iris
Herbert Marshall	...	Napier
Mrs. Patrick Campbell	...	Lady Eve
Hugh Williams	...	Gerald
Elizabeth Allan	...	Venice
Henry Stephenson	...	Sir Maurice
Robert Loraine	...	Hilary
Lumsden Hare	...	Guy
Leo G. Carroll	...	Dr. Masters (as Leo Carroll)
Ralph Forbes	...	Boy Fenwick
Alec B. Francis	...	Truble

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

brother sister relationship | butler | secret | suicide | party | 

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Genres:

Drama | Romance

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

28 September 1934 (USA)

Also Known As:

A Woman of the World

Filming Locations:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

77 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Sound System)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

A Hollywood Reporter news item added Reginald Owen and Forrester Harvey to the cast, but neither appeared in the movie.

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Connections

Version of A Woman of Affairs (1928)

User Reviews

Weepy post-code.

This is an MGM chick flick, 1934- style. Constance Bennett, a first class actress, is Iris, a penniless heiress (I'm still trying to get my brain around how she and her drunken brother can live so well despite their circumstances... they have servants who work whilst politely grumbling over not being paid) who loves the Napier, (Herbert Marshall) son of a prominent English family with interests in India. His father (Henry Stephenson) bans their marriage and each goes off in different directions while carrying awfully large torches for each other. My problems with the production: 1) Marshall is ill-fitted as the somewhat spineless son--- he's 44 here (!) 2) Stephenson is a real one-dimensional turd until the big revelation. 3) The ending (I won't give it away, but it doesn't really fit with Iris' temperament). Connie Bennett ranks (along with Kay Francis and Bebe Daniels) as one of the most underrated actresses around and is always fascinating to watch... even in pedestrian soap like this.