The Lady of Scandal is a 1930 American pre-Code romance, comedy film, melodrama directed by Sidney Franklin based on the 1927 play The High Road by Frederick Lonsdale and starring Ruth Chatterton, Basil Rathbone and Ralph Forbes. Its plot follows a British actress who becomes involved with a member of an aristocratic family, who try desperately to thwart the match. It is also known by the alternative title of The High Road.

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The Lady of Scandal
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Sidney Franklin
Written by	Claudine West Edwin Justus Mayer
Screenplay by	Hans Kraly
Based on	The High Road 1927 play by Frederick Lonsdale
Starring	Ruth Chatterton Basil Rathbone
Cinematography	Oliver T. Marsh Arthur Miller
Edited by	Margaret Booth
Distributed by	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date	May 24, 1930 (1930-05-24) (United States)
Running time	76 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Plot summary

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Cast

• Ruth Chatterton as Elsie
• Basil Rathbone as Edward
• Ralph Forbes as John
• Nance O'Neil as Lady Trench
• Frederick Kerr as Lord Trench
• Herbert Bunston as Lord Crayle
• Cyril Chadwick as Sir Reginald
• Effie Ellsler as Lady Minster
• Robert Bolder as Hilary
• Moon Carroll as Alice
• Mackenzie Ward as Ernest
• Edgar Norton as Morton

References

External links

• The Lady of Scandal at IMDb
• The Lady of Scandal at the TCM Movie Database
• The Lady of Scandal at AllMovie
• The Lady of Scandal at the American Film Institute Catalog

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