Directed by Jacques Feyder
My rating: 2.5 stars out of 4
IMDb
(DVD, Flicker Alley)
A Parisian waif returns a purse to a wealthy woman outside a department store. She proceeds to adopt the boy and give him a proper education. He leads a "fish out of water" life in the halls of a sprawling mansion with wacky teachers and a snoopy household. Meanwhile, his poor single mother is romanced by a blue collared foreman but can't stop thinking about her boy. There is a recurring scene where the wealthy woman retells the story of how she met the boy, each time his clothing and home get more run down and shabby, but otherwise the plot unfolds slowly and predictably.
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