Susan Lenox (Her Fall and Rise)

"She sought the sweet fruits of living, snatching at each bit of happiness....what if the world did call her bad."

Oct 10 1931 Approved 1h 16m
Drama, Romance

A young woman runs away from an abusive home and pre-arranged marriage only to be frustrated in her attempts to find happiness with a handsome engineer.

Plot

Susan, an orphan, lives the life of Cinderella with rustic relatives. She escapes one stormy night when the fiance her relatives chose tries to force his attentions. Rodney, an architecht, is the prince who rescues her, but he has to take a trip and the wicked relatives catch up with her again. Her next rescuer is a tatooed lady in a circus who can't save her from the circus manager. Rodney shows up and dismisses her as a fallen woman. Susan moves up in the world to the penthouse of a politician who can offer a construction contract to Rodney. Rodney says no and flees to the jungle with Susan in pursuit.

Written by

Paul Bern, Lenore J. Coffee, Mildred Cram

Directed by

Robert Z. Leonard

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
1,395
Average Rating
6.3 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA