''Outcast Lady'' is a 1934 American romantic

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular ...

directed by

Robert Z. Leonard Robert Zigler Leonard (October 7, 1889 – August 27, 1968) was an American film director, actor, producer, and screenwriter. Biography He was born in Chicago, Illinois. At one time, he was married to Silent film, silent star Mae Murray with t ...

and produced and distributed by Metro Goldwyn Mayer. The film stars

Constance Bennett Constance Campbell Bennett (October 22, 1904 – July 24, 1965) was an American stage, film, radio, and television actress and producer. She was a major Cinema of the United States, Hollywood star during the 1920s and 1930s; during the early 193 ...

, Herbert Marshall and Mrs. Patrick Campbell. It is a sound version of

Michael Arlen Michael Arlen (born Dikran Sarkis Kouyoumdjian;, , 16 November 1895 – 23 June 1956) was an essayist, short story writer, novelist, playwright, and scriptwriter. He had his greatest successes in the 1920s while living and writing in England, ...

's 1924 novel ''The Green Hat'', filmed in 1928 by MGM as '' A Woman of Affairs'' with

Greta Garbo Greta Garbo (born Greta Lovisa Gustafsson; 18 September 1905 – 15 April 1990) was a Swedish-American actress and a premier star during Hollywood's Silent film, silent and early Classical Hollywood cinema, golden eras. Regarded as one of the g ...

and John Gilbert.The AFI Catalog of Feature Films:''Outcast Lady''
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Plot

Iris March agrees to marry a longtime friend of her brother Gerald, Boy Fenwick, when her true love, Napier Harpenden, spends four years away from her establishing a business in India. However, on their wedding night, a stranger reveals a secret about Boy's past to her that, when he learns that she has been informed of it, drives him to take his own life. When she refuses to disclose that secret to explain his suicide, suspicions about her character grow, and she is alienated from her brother and most of her acquaintances.

Cast

as Iris March Fenwick * Herbert Marshall as Napier Harpenden * Mrs. Patrick Campbell as Lady Eve *

Hugh Williams Hugh Anthony Glanmor Williams (6 March 1904 – 7 December 1969) was a British actor and dramatist of Welsh descent. Early life and career Hugh Anthony Glanmor Williams (nicknamed "Tam") was born at Bexhill-on-Sea, Sussex to Hugh Dafydd Antho ...

as Gerald March * Ralph Forbes as Boy Fenwick * Elizabeth Allan as Venice Harpenden *

Henry Stephenson Harry Stephenson Garraway (16 April 1871 – 24 April 1956) was a British actor. He generally portrayed amiable and wise Gentleman, gentlemen in many films of the 1930s and 1940s. Among his roles were Joseph Banks, Sir Joseph Banks in ''Mutiny ...

as Sir Maurice Harpenden * Robert Loraine as Hilary * Lumsden Hare as Guy * Leo G. Carroll as Dr. Masters (credited as Leo Carroll)

References

External links

Outcast Lady @ IMDb.com
* * 1934 films Remakes of American films Films based on British novels Films directed by Robert Z. Leonard Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer films Sound film remakes of silent films 1934 romantic drama films American black-and-white films American romantic drama films 1930s English-language films 1930s American films Films scored by William Axt Films scored by Herbert Stothart English-language romantic drama films {{1930s-romantic-drama-film-stub