Madame X (1966)
There was always a man... never a name!
100 min
Holly Parker, the wife of a wealthy diplomat, is compromised by the accidental death of a man who has been romantically pursuing her. She is forced by her mother-in-law to assume a new identity in order to save the reputation of her husband and infant son. She wanders the world, trying to forget her heartbreak with the aid of alcohol and unsavory men. Eventually returning to the city of her downfall, she murders a blackmailer who threatens to expose her past. Amazingly, Holly is represented at her murder trial by her now adult son, who has become a public defender. In the hope of protecting her family, she refuses to reveal her real name and is known to the court as "Madame X".
- Release date
- March 3, 1966
- Country of origin
- United States
Cast
- Lana Turner as Holly Parker Anderson
- John Forsythe as Clay Anderson
- Ricardo Montalban as Phil Benton
- Burgess Meredith as Dan Sullivan
- John van Dreelen as Christian Torben
- Virginia Grey as Mimsy
- Warren Stevens as Michael Spalding
- Carl Benton Reid as The Judge
- Teddy Quinn as Clay Anderson Jr. as a Boy
- Frank Maxwell as Dr. Evans
Crew
- David Lowell Rich · Director
- Jean Holloway · Writer
- Alexandre Bisson · Writer
- Ross Hunter · Producer
- Frank Skinner · Composer
- Russell Metty · Cinematographer
- Milton Carruth · Editor