05/07/1940
When lovely and virtuous governess Henriette Deluzy comes to educate the children of the debonair Duc de Praslin, a royal subject to King Louis-Philippe and the husband of the volatile and obsessive Duchesse de Praslin, she instantly incurs the wrath of her mistress, who is insanely jealous of anyone who comes near her estranged husband. Though she saves the duchess's little son from a near-death illness and warms herself to all the children, she is nevertheless dismissed by the vengeful duchess. Meanwhile, the attraction between the duke and Henriette continues to grow, eventually leading to tragedy.
Bette Davis
as Henriette Deluzy-Desportes
Charles Boyer
as Duc de Praslin
Jeffrey Lynn
as Henry Martyn Field
Barbara O'Neil
as Duchesse de Praslin
Virginia Weidler
as Louise
Helen Westley
as Madame LeMaire
Walter Hampden
as Pasquier
Henry Daniell
as Broussais
Harry Davenport
as Pierre
George Coulouris
as Charpentier
Montagu Love
as Marechal Sebastiani
Janet Beecher
as Miss Haines
June Lockhart
as Isabelle
Ann E. Todd
as Berthe
Richard Nichols
as Reynald
Fritz Leiber
as Abbe Gallard
Ian Keith
as DeLangle
Sibyl Harris
as Mlle. Maillard
Edward Fielding
as Dr. Louis
Mary Anderson
as Rebecca Jay
Ann Gillis
as Emily Schuyler
Peggy Stewart
as Helen Lexington
Victor Kilian
as Gendarme
Madge Crane
as Madame Gauthier
Egon Brecher
as Doctor (uncredited)
Doris Brent
as Agnes Brevoort (uncredited)
Carmen Bretta
as Maxine - Frances' Maid (uncredited)
Virginia Brissac
as Nun (uncredited)
Georgia Caine
as Lady at the Theatre (uncredited)
Glen Cavender
as Jean (uncredited)
Cora Sue Collins
as Louise de Rham (uncredited)
Maurice Costello
as Extra (uncredited)
Claire Du Brey
as Nun (uncredited)
Gloria Fisher
as Kate Delancey (uncredited)
Mary Forbes
as Lady at the Theatre (uncredited)
Brenda Fowler
as Nun (uncredited)
Betty Jane Graham
as Clara Parker (uncredited)
Betty Jean Hainey
as Elizabeth Ward (uncredited)
Creighton Hale
as Ship's Officer (uncredited)
Leyland Hodgson
as Captain (uncredited)
Anne Howard
as Isabelle Loullard (uncredited)
Marilyn Knowlden
as Marianna Van Horn (uncredited)
Vera Lewis
as Queen Amélia of France (uncredited)
Eric Mayne
as Member of the Court (uncredited)
Natalie Moorhead
as Lady at the Theatre (uncredited)
Susanne Ransom
as Dora Vanderbilt (uncredited)
Frank Reicher
as Police Official (uncredited)
Christian Rub
as Loti (uncredited)
Ellinor Vanderveer
as Opera Spectator in King's Group (uncredited)
Jeanne Wells
as Mary Simpson (uncredited)
Lottie Williams
as Servant (uncredited)
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