The Lady Lies (1929)
Much to the disapproval of his snooty children, a wealthy widowed attorney takes up with a beautiful but "lower-class" woman.
Top billed cast
Walter HustonRobert Rossiter
Claudette ColbertJoyce Roamer
Charles RugglesCharlie Tayler
Patricia DeeringJo Rossiter
Tom BrownBob Rossiter
Betty GardeHilda Pearson
Jean DixonAnn Gardner- Duncan PenwardenHenry Tuttle
Virginia True BoardmanAmelia Tuttle- Verna DeaneBernice Tuttle
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