The Trespasser

The Trespasser (1929)

Her First ALL TALKING Picture

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."

Date of release
1929-11-11
TMDB
6.9 / 10 (15)
Runtime
1h 30m
Genres
Drama
Director
Edmund Goulding

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Awards: 0 · Nominations: 1

The Trespasser is a 1929 American pre-Code film written and directed by Edmund Goulding and starring Gloria Swanson, Robert Ames, Purnell Pratt, Henry B. Walthall, and Wally Albright. The film was released by United Artists in both silent and sound versions.

Production background

The Trespasser was produced as both a silent and sound version for a total negative cost of $725,000. Gloria Swanson, in her sound film debut, received an Academy Award nomination. It was written and directed by Edmund Goulding and was first filmed as a silent film. A sound version was quickly made and was a big hit for its star, Gloria Swanson. Goulding remade the film as That Certain Woman (1937) with Bette Davis and Henry Fonda.

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