WAC Double Features: Madame X (1929 & 1937) "Cult"

WAC Double Features: Madame X (1929 & 1937) "Cult"Beautiful Jacqueline Floriot deserts her family for an illicit affair. Betrayed by love and scorned by her husband, she descends into a life of depravity. Years later she murders a brute who plans to reveal her past . and is defended by a young lawyer she does not know is her own son. Double the heartache is yours in these two versions of the classic story of a woman's virtue lost and a mother's devotion found. The 1929 version, starring Ruth

teenage singles skater Carrie Harlech (Joy LeDuc) has the talent but lacks the confidence to win

She knows that to get a man

where two young doctors engage in a move-and-countermove rivalry over Laury Medford (an early-career Kim Basinger)

Break a leg

The death of his baby sister and his parents' subsequent separation have left him despairing and lonely

Let Freedom Sing

All of the actors - yes

Sophia Loren and Marcello Mastroianni show why they are among the screen's most celebrated duos in this film that's part romantic comedy

As the Korean War winds down

Rippling yellow grain

*Huston: Actor in a supporting role - Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)

Mocked for his peace-loving ways