
Life in 1847 Paris is as spirited as champagne and as unforgiving as the gray morning after. In gambling dens and lavish soirees, men of means exert their wills and women turned courtesans exult in pleasure. One such woman is Marguerite Gautier, who begins a sumptuous romance with Armand Duval.
Cast

Greta Garbo
Marguerite Gautier

Robert Taylor
Armand Duval

Lionel Barrymore
Monsieur Duval

Elizabeth Allan
Nichette

Jessie Ralph
Nanine

Henry Daniell
Baron de Varville

Lenore Ulric
Olympe

Laura Hope Crews
Prudence Duvernoy

Rex O'Malley
Gaston

Lita Chevret
Woman in Theatre Box (uncredited)

E. E. Clive
Saint Gaudens (uncredited)

Elspeth Dudgeon
Fireplace Attendant (uncredited)

Effie Ellsler
Grandma Duval (uncredited)
Elsie Esmond
Madame Duval (uncredited)

Dorothy Granger
Woman in Theatre Box (uncredited)

Joan Leslie
Marie Jeanette (uncredited)
Gwendolyn Logan
Governess (uncredited)

Eily Malyon
Therese the Maid in Country House (uncredited)

Edwin Maxwell
Doctor (uncredited)

Ferdinand Munier
Priest at Wedding (uncredited)

Barry Norton
Emile (uncredited)
Lionel Pape
General (uncredited)

Frank Reicher
Creditor Agent (uncredited)

Douglas Walton
Henri (uncredited)
Mariska Aldrich
Friend of Camille
Marion Ballou
Corinne

Phyllis Barry
Unknown

May Beatty
Dowager

Daisy Belmore
Saleswoman
Wilson Benge
Attendant

Georgia Caine
Streetwalker

Zeffie Tilbury
Old Duchess Bidding 3750 Francs

June Wilkins
Louise

Harry Allen
Minor role (uncredited)
Mabel Colcord
Madame Barjon (uncredited)
Chappell Dossett
Priest (uncredited)

Rex Evans
Charles (uncredited)

Bess Flowers
Party Guest (uncredited)

Beatrice Hagen
Dancer (uncredited)

Russell Hardie
Gustave (uncredited)
Sam Harris
Armand's Friend (uncredited)

Sibyl Harris
George Sand (uncredited)
Maude Hume
Aunt Henriette (uncredited)

Olaf Hytten
Baccarat Croupier (uncredited)
Tiny Jones
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Eugene King
Gypsy Leader (uncredited)
Fritz Leiber Jr.
Unknown

Eric Mayne
Unknown

John Picorri
Unknown

Guy Bates Post
Unknown

Loretta Russell
Unknown

Yorke Sherwood
Unknown
Count Stefenelli
Unknown

Howard Wilson
Unknown

William Worthington
Unknown
Crew

George Cukor
Director

Frances Marion
Screenplay

James Hilton
Screenplay

Zoë Akins
Screenplay

Alexandre Dumas fils
Novel

Margaret Booth
Editor
Karl Freund
Director of Photography

William H. Daniels
Director of Photography

Irving Thalberg
Producer
Bernard H. Hyman
Producer
David Lewis
Associate Producer

Adrian
Costume Design

Edwin B. Willis
Assistant Art Director
Fredric Hope
Assistant Art Director

Douglas Shearer
Sound Director

Herbert Stothart
Original Music Composer

Cedric Gibbons
Art Direction
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