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The Trespasser

  • 19291929
  • 1h 30m
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
1.4K
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Gloria Swanson in The Trespasser (1929)
Drama
The trial and tribulations of a strong-willed woman who elopes and gives birth out of wedlock without telling her ex-husband.The trial and tribulations of a strong-willed woman who elopes and gives birth out of wedlock without telling her ex-husband.The trial and tribulations of a strong-willed woman who elopes and gives birth out of wedlock without telling her ex-husband.
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
1.4K
YOUR RATING
    • Edmund Goulding
    • Edmund Goulding
  • Stars
    • Gloria Swanson
    • Robert Ames
    • Purnell Pratt
    • Edmund Goulding
    • Edmund Goulding
  • Stars
    • Gloria Swanson
    • Robert Ames
    • Purnell Pratt
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 17User reviews
    • 6Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
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    • Nominated for 1 Oscar

    Photos20

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    Wally Albright, Robert Ames, and Gloria Swanson in The Trespasser (1929)
    Gloria Swanson in The Trespasser (1929)
    William Holden and Gloria Swanson in The Trespasser (1929)
    Wally Albright, Robert Ames, and Gloria Swanson in The Trespasser (1929)
    Wally Albright in The Trespasser (1929)
    Gloria Swanson in The Trespasser (1929)
    Gloria Swanson in The Trespasser (1929)
    Wally Albright and Gloria Swanson in The Trespasser (1929)
    Gloria Swanson in The Trespasser (1929)
    Robert Ames, William Holden, and Gloria Swanson in The Trespasser (1929)

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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
    • Fuller
    Wally Albright
    Wally Albright
    • Jack Merrick
    • (as Wally Albright Jr.)
    William Holden
    • John Merrick, Sr.
    Blanche Friderici
    Blanche Friderici
    • Miss Potter - Nurse
    • (as Blanche Frederici)
    Kay Hammond
    Kay Hammond
    • Catherine 'Flip' Merrick
    Mary Forbes
    Mary Forbes
    • Mrs. Ferguson
    Marcelle Corday
    Marcelle Corday
    • Blanche - the Maid
    Henry Armetta
    Henry Armetta
    • Barber
    • (uncredited)
    Brooks Benedict
    Brooks Benedict
    • Reporter
    • (uncredited)
    Billy Bevan
    Billy Bevan
    • Reporter
    • (uncredited)
    Ed Brady
    Ed Brady
    • Fred - the Moving Man
    • (uncredited)
    Allan Cavan
    Allan Cavan
    • Doctor
    • (uncredited)
    Richard Cramer
    Richard Cramer
    • Reporter
    • (uncredited)
    Count Cutelli
    Count Cutelli
    • Vocal Effects
    • (uncredited)
    Bobby Dunn
    Bobby Dunn
    • Milkman
    • (uncredited)
      • Edmund Goulding
      • Edmund Goulding
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    • Trivia
      Gloria Swanson originally consulted Edmund Goulding to help her complete Queen Kelly (1932), the unfinished silent epic she'd started with Erich von Stroheim, but he told her it was old-fashioned and to make a talking picture instead. He wrote the script in conjunction with Swanson and Laura Hope Crews in three weeks at Swanson's home. The movie was in theaters by the end of the year and Swanson recouped enough money to pay off Queen Kelly's backers.
    • Quotes

      John Merrick, Sr.: Oh, he's nothing but a kid and this woman has swept him off his feet. When the times comes for him to marry, he'll marry to Josh Carton's daughter and he'll like it.

    • Alternate versions
      Shot simultaniously in silent and sound versions.
    • Connections
      Featured in Boulevard! A Hollywood Story (2021)
    • Soundtracks
      Love, Your Magic Spell is Everywhere
      (uncredited)
      Written by Edmund Goulding and Elsie Janis
      Performed by Gloria Swanson

    User reviews17

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    Swanson looks divine, so she's a lot more believable when pampered by her wealthy boss/lover than down on her luck as a single mum refusing to rely on her even wealthier ex-husband, who is completely unaware they've had a child together. Corny doesn't begin to describe The Trespasser, and the ending is laughable, but Swanson is always worth watching.
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    • JoeytheBrit
    • May 5, 2020

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    • Release date
      • November 11, 1929 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
    • Also known as
      • United Artists Studios - 7200 Santa Monica Boulevard, West Hollywood, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Gloria Productions
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    • 1 hour 30 minutes
      • Black and White

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