A Society Scandal

A Society Scandal is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by Allan Dwan, and starring Gloria Swanson and Rod La Rocque.

Distributed by Paramount Pictures, the film is based on a 1922 play The Laughing Lady, by Alfred Sutro which starred Ethel Barrymore in 1923 on Broadway and originally in 1922 with Edith Evans in UK.

[1][2][3][4][5] Paramount remade the story in 1929 as The Laughing Lady an early talkie for Ruth Chatterton.

As described in a film magazine review,[6] Marjorie Colbert and her husband Hector disagree continually.

The lawyer's reputation suffers, but Marjorie suddenly repents of her scheme when she realizes that Daniel and her love each other.