Madame X (1966)

Director:

David Lowell Rich

Writers:

Alexandre Bisson (play)
Jean Holloway (writer)

Release Date:

27 April 1966 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

BROUGHT TO LIFE WITH ALL ITS SEX AND DRAMA!

Plot:

A woman married to a wealthy socialite, is compromised by the accidental death of a man who had been romantically pursuing her...

Plot Keywords:

Courtroom | Absinthe | Trials | Mother Son Relationship | Husband Wife Relationship

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Lana Turner	...	Holly Parker
John Forsythe	...	Clayton Anderson
Ricardo Montalban	...	Phil Benton
Burgess Meredith	...	Dan Sullivan
John Van Dreelen	...	Christian Torben
Virginia Grey	...	Mimsy
Warren Stevens	...	Michael Spalding
Carl Benton Reid	...	The Judge
Teddy Quinn	...	Clayton Anderson, Jr., as a boy
Frank Maxwell	...	Dr. Evans
Kaaren Verne	...	Nurse Riborg
Joe De Santis	...	Carter
Frank Marth	...	Det. Combs
Bing Russell	...	Police Sgt. Riley
Teno Pollick	...	Manuel Lopez

Runtime:

100 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Certification:

West Germany:16 | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15

Company:

Eltee

Trivia:

The exteriors of the Anderson estate were filmed at what would six years later become famous as The Playboy Mansion, though at that time it was owned by an engineer named Louis Statham.

Goofs:

Factual errors: Although Holly marries into the wealthy Anderson family, the initial on the gates of the estate where they live is G not A (film was shot on location at Greystoke Manor in Los Angeles).

Quotes:

Clayton 'Clay' Anderson: [to his mother while decorating Christmas tree] Mother, there aren't enough icicles on your side.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Lana Turner... a Daughter's Memoir (2001) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Swedish Rhapsody

Lana Turner has a field day as Madame X

This glossy remake of an attorney (Keir Dullea) defending a woman accused of murder, not knowing it's his mother is a grand soaper. Lana Turner gives a bravura performance going from ravishing beauty to a haggered drunken sot all in the name of mother love. Veteran actress Constance Bennett is equally good as her conniving mother-in-law. Also in the cast are John Forsythe, Ricardo Montalban and Burgess Meredith as two unsavory characters. Lovely Virginia Grey is also present. Of course no Ross Hunter film would be complete without sumptuous production values, lavish wardrobe and lush surroundings.