The Dryden will screen The Trespasser (Edmund Goulding, U.S. 1929, 90 min., 35mm) tonight at 8 p.m.

Class difference and moral issues intertwine in this stark social drama starring Gloria Swanson. A stenographer who falls in love with the son of an aristocratic and wealthy family, Swanson finds herself alone and pregnant when the elopement is annulled by her father-in-law (perfectly portrayed by character actor William Holden). In order to survive, Swanson finds herself with a new protector . . . and at the center of scandal. Shot in only 21 days, this film marked Swanson's sound debut, and she not only bowled over the critics with her acting, but also surprised everyone with the strength of her impressive singing abilities.

[source: Dryden website, 2015-May-11]