Cast
John Barrymore
Gordon Bryon 'Beau' Brummel
Mary Astor
Lady Margery Alvanley
Willard Louis
Prince of Wales
Carmel Myers
Lady Hester Stanhope
Irene Rich
Frederica Charlotte, Duchess o...
Alec B. Francis
Mortimer
Richard Tucker
Lord Stanhope
George Beranger
Lord Byron
William Humphrey
Lord Alvanley
Clarissa Selwynne
Mrs. Wertham
John J. Richardson
Poodles Byng
Claire de Lorez
Lady Manly
Michael Dark
Lord Manly
Templar Saxe
Desmond Wertham
James A. Marcus
Snodgrass the Innkeeper
Details
Status
Released
Original language
en
Countries
US
Budget
$343,000
Revenue
$495,000
Reviews
"George Byron Brummel" (John Barrymore) is a soldier and not an especially significant one at that. He falls in love with the "Lady Margery" (Mary Astor) and though she reciprocates to an extent, she's not prepared to sacrifice her status to marry him so instead marries the "Lord Alvanley" (William Humphrey) and leaves her erstwhile paramour to the life of a bit of a libertine. The best way to achieve success at doing very little is to attach oneself to one e...
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