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The Lady of Scandal is a 1930 American film directed by Sidney Franklin based on a play 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.
Original Release
05/24/1930
US Release
05/24/1930
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Ruth Chatterton | Elsie / Elsie Hilary |
| Basil Rathbone | Edward / Edward Warrington |
| Ralph Forbes | John / John Crayle |
| Nance O'Neil | Lady Trench |
| Frederick Kerr | Lord Trench |
| Herbert Bunston | Lord Crayle / Lord Cragle |
| Cyril Chadwick | Sir Reginald / Sir Reginald Whelby |
| Effie Ellsler | Lady Minster |
| Robert Bolder | Hilary / Hilary - Elsie's Father |
| Moon Carroll | Alice / Cousin Alice |
Directors
Writers
Frederick Lonsdale, Hanns Kräly, Claudine West, Edwin Justus Mayer
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Ruth Chatterton | Elsie / Elsie Hilary |
| Basil Rathbone | Edward / Edward Warrington |
| Ralph Forbes | John / John Crayle |
| Nance O'Neil | Lady Trench |
| Frederick Kerr | Lord Trench |
| Herbert Bunston | Lord Crayle / Lord Cragle |
| Cyril Chadwick | Sir Reginald / Sir Reginald Whelby |
| Effie Ellsler | Lady Minster |
| Robert Bolder | Hilary / Hilary - Elsie's Father |
| Moon Carroll | Alice / Cousin Alice |
| Mackenzie Ward | Cousin Ernest / Ernest |
| Edgar Norton | Morton / Morton - the Butler |
