Once a Lady
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Once a Lady

4.6 / 10 1931 1h 20mNR English
Drama

Storyline

A young Russian woman marries a wealthy Englishman, and has a daughter with him. After she has an affair with one of his friends, she is forced to leave Britain and moves to Paris. Many years later, her daughter approaches her, needing her help.

Cast & Crew

Ruth Chatterton

Ruth Chatterton

Anna Keremazoff

Lead
Ivor Novello

Ivor Novello

Bennett Cloud

Jill Esmond

Jill Esmond

Faith Penwick

GK

Geoffrey Kerr

Jimmy Fenwick

Doris Lloyd

Doris Lloyd

Lady Ellen Somerville

Herbert Bunston

Herbert Bunston

Roger Fenwick

GL

Gwendolyn Logan

Mrs. Fenwick

SM

Stella Moore

Alice Fenwick

What People Are Saying

3.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Guthrie McClintic's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Once a Lady is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker