When a Man Loves is a 1927 American synchronized sound historical drama film directed by Alan Crosland and produced and distributed by Warner Bros. While the film has no audible dialog, it was release
Theatrical release poster
Dolores Costello was an American film actress who achieved her greatest success during the era of silent movies. She was nicknamed "The Goddess of the Silent Screen" by her first husband, the actor Jo
When a Man Loves
…released with a synchronized musical score with sound effects using the Vitaphone sound-on-disc process. The picture stars John Barrymore and features Dolores Costello in the frequently filmed story of Abbé Prévost's 1731 novel Manon Lescaut. The lovers suffer, but the film has an optimistic ending, as they head to…
Costello, age 20, as a Ziegfeld girl, c. 1923
Costello with husband John Barrymore and their children, John Drew and Dolores, 1934
Theater poster for Tenderloin (1928) starring Dolores Costello