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When a Man Loves (1927)

To love her meant-disaster...he fought the world and wrecked his life!

Genre : History, Romance

Runtime : 1H 51M

Director : Alan Crosland
Writer : Bess Meredyth

Synopsis

A nobleman studying for the priesthood abandons his vocation in 18th Century France when he falls in love with a beautiful, but reluctant, courtesan.

Actors

John Barrymore
John Barrymore
Chevalier Fabien des Grieux
Dolores Costello
Dolores Costello
Manon Lescaut
Warner Oland
Warner Oland
André Lescaut
Sam De Grasse
Sam De Grasse
Comte Guillot de Morfontaine
Holmes Herbert
Holmes Herbert
Jean Tiberge
Stuart Holmes
Stuart Holmes
Louis XV - King of France
Bertram Grassby
Bertram Grassby
Le Duc de Richelieu
Tom Santschi
Tom Santschi
Captain of Convict Boat
Alice Belcher
Alice Belcher
Minor Role (uncredited)
Eugenie Besserer
Eugenie Besserer
The Landlady (uncredited)
Charles Clary
Charles Clary
A Lay Brother (uncredited)
Marcelle Corday
Marcelle Corday
Marie (uncredited)
Rose Dione
Rose Dione
Nana (uncredited)
Louise Emmons
Louise Emmons
Smiling Hag (uncredited)
Herman Heller
Herman Heller
Himself - Orchestra Conductor (End Credit) (uncredited)
Noble Johnson
Noble Johnson
Aggresive Apache (uncredited)
Jack Kenny
Jack Kenny
Minor Role (uncredited)
George Kotsonaros
George Kotsonaros
Convict Prisoner (uncredited)
Myrna Loy
Myrna Loy
Convict Behind Manon (uncredited)
Andy MacLennan
Andy MacLennan
Man Trying to Trick Manon into His House (uncredited)
Ida May
Ida May
Minor Role (uncredited)
Kalla Pasha
Kalla Pasha
Officer on Prisoner Ship (uncredited)
Russ Powell
Russ Powell
Innkeeper (uncredited)
Templar Saxe
Templar Saxe
Baron Chevral (uncredited)
Scott Seaton
Scott Seaton
Bishop (uncredited)
Dick Sutherland
Dick Sutherland
Tavern Waiter (uncredited)
Tom Wilson
Tom Wilson
A Convict Aboard the Boat (uncredited)

Crews

Alan Crosland
Alan Crosland
Director
Abbé Prévost
Abbé Prévost
Novel
Bess Meredyth
Bess Meredyth
Adaptation
Henry Hadley
Henry Hadley
Original Music Composer
Byron Haskin
Byron Haskin
Director of Photography
Harold McCord
Harold McCord
Editor
Gordon Hollingshead
Gordon Hollingshead
Assistant Director
Bess Meredyth
Bess Meredyth
Screenplay

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