This Modern Age

Aimed directly at the heartstrings of its intended female audience, this features Crawford as an American socialite who has grown up in her father's home after her parents' divorce years before. Now the young woman is off to Paris, where she is to see her mother (Frederick) after their long separation. What Crawford does not know is that her high-living mother is the mistress of Conti, a rich Frenchman who is passed off to the girl as a mere friend of the family. While in Paris Crawford decides to sample the risque life for herself. She takes up with Owsley, a young drunkard for whom fast cars and rumpled tuxedos are simple daily pleasures. While the two are...