The Trespasser

Movie
Original title	The Trespasser
Country of production	United States
original language	English
Publishing year	1929
length	90 minutes
Rod
Director	Edmund Goulding
script	Edmund Goulding
production	Edmund Goulding
music	Josiah Zuro
camera	George Barnes , Gregg Toland
cut	Cyril Gardner
occupation
Gloria Swanson : Marion Donnell Robert Ames : Jack Merrick Purnell Pratt : Hector Ferguson Henry B. Walthall : Fuller Wally Albright : Jack junior William Holden : John Merrick Blanche Friderici : Miss Potter Kay Hammond : Catherine Merrick Mary Forbes : Mrs. Ferguson Marcelle Corday : Blanche

The Trespasser is an American drama from 1929.

action

Marion Donnell works as a shorthand typist for Chicago attorney Hector Ferguson. She marries Jack Merrick, the son of a wealthy businessman. But while the honeymoon is still in progress, Jack's father persuades his son to annul the marriage. The father has plans for a more socially appropriate wedding. The angry Marion leaves Jack.

Over a year later, Marion, now the mother of Jack junior, returned to the legal practice. Financial problems cause a breakdown. Her employer Ferguson lends her a helping hand and provides her with a luxurious apartment. When Ferguson dies shortly afterwards, he bequeaths her half a million dollars. To take care of her child, she notifies Jack, whose new wife Katherine is a foster care provider. Jack's father realizes that there is a male heir from Jack's first marriage, and he demands custody of the child. When Katherine agrees to divorce Jack, Marion gives in. After Katherine's death, Marion and Jack are reunited.

background

The premiere took place on November 11, 1929. Gloria Swanson sang three songs in the film: Love, Your Magic Spell is Everywhere by Edmund Goulding and Elsie Janis, I Love You Truly by Carrie Jacobs Bond (duo with Robert Ames (actor) |), Serenade by Enrico Toselli (translated by Sigmund Spaeth). The actor who played John Merrick, Jack's father, William Holden, was called Willis Chester Holt's real name and should not be confused with Oscar winner William Holden .

Edmund Goulding directed a remake of his film in 1937. Under the title That Certain Woman , Bette Davis and Henry Fonda played the leading roles.

Reviews

Variety attested that the film was a superior director that elevated the conventional story. Mordaunt Hall of the New York Times found that director Goulding had laid out the film in a width that was unusual for him, which gave it an originality that lasted throughout the film.

Awards

At the third Academy Awards in 1930 , Gloria Swanson was nominated for an Oscar for Best Actress .

Web links

• The Trespasser in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• The Trespasser at Turner Classic Movies (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ See The Trespasser . In: Variety , 1929.
2. ↑ Mordaunt Hall : "In One Little Minute." In: The New York Times , November 2, 1929.