The Trespasser

Name: The Trespasser
Genre: Drama
Released: 1929-11-11
Duration: 90 min
Rating: 7.1
Cast: Gloria Swanson, Robert Ames, Purnell Pratt, Henry B. Walthall, Wally Albright

1929·Drama·1h 30m

7.1

★

A stenographer who works for a lawyer falls in love with and marries a wealthy young man. His family has the marraige annulled, after which she gives birth to a child. Her former boss helps her out to ensure the child's welfare, which starts gossip that she is a "kept woman."

Directed by Edmund Goulding

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stenographer

Trailer

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Cast

Gloria Swanson

Marion Donnell

Robert Ames

Jack Merrick

Purnell Pratt

Hector Ferguson

Henry B. Walthall

Fuller

Wally Albright

Jack Merrick

William Holden

John Merrick Sr.

Blanche Friderici

Miss Potter the Nurse

Kay Hammond

Catherine 'Flip' Merrick

Mary Forbes

Mrs. Ferguson

Marcelle Corday

Blanche the Maid

Henry Armetta

Barber (uncredited)

Brooks Benedict

Reporter (uncredited)

Crew

Edmund Goulding

Director

Edmund Goulding

Writer

Gregg Toland

Director of Photography

Edmund Goulding

Producer

Joseph P. Kennedy Sr.

Executive Producer

Popular Reviews

3 reviews

sickz6mbie

7.0★ · 06/09/25

Gloria only sang for like barely 2 minutes and single handedly outdid Taylor Swift's whole career

Connor EverettPRO

5.0★ · 06/20/24

Has a lot of the problems that plague early talkies, but unlike the other early talkies, this one has a genuinely good performance from Gloria Swanson

SofiaPRO

6.0★ · 02/13/26