The Reckless Lady


1926

Film Details

Release Date
Jan 24, 1926
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
First National Pictures
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Based on the novel The Reckless Lady by Philip Hamilton Gibbs (London, 1924).

Synopsis

Mrs. Fleming, a young wife and mother, has an affair with Feodor, a Russian scoundrel who has paid off her gambling debts. Her husband discovers the liaison and divorces her. Mrs. Fleming then goes to Monte Carlo with her daughter, Sylvia, and supports herself by careful gambling. Several years pass. Feodor comes to Monaco and meets Sylvia, who arouses his lustful nature. Mrs. Fleming learns of his interest in her daughter, but Feodor threatens to reveal her past if she stands in his way. Mrs. Fleming tries to win enough at the gambling tables to get Sylvia out of the country, but she loses everything. She is about to kill herself when her former husband fortuitously arrives and prevents her from doing so. Mrs. Fleming finally tells Sylvia of the past, and the girl becomes immediately disgusted with Feodor. The elder Flemings are reunited, and Sylvia settles her affections on a fine young fellow named Ralph.

Film Details

Release Date
Jan 24, 1926
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
First National Pictures
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Based on the novel The Reckless Lady by Philip Hamilton Gibbs (London, 1924).

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