Character Relationships in Transgression

Robert Maury (played by Paul Cavanagh) appears in Transgression. An English businessman who travels to India for a year, leaving his wife Elsie in Paris. His unexpected return and subsequent coldness trigger Elsie's crisis of conscience. He defends her against false accusations and ultimately forgives her, accepting her back into his life. Don Arturo de Borgus (played by Ricardo Cortez) appears in Transgression. A Spanish nobleman in Paris who becomes infatuated with Elsie. He orchestrates her seduction and invites her to his Spanish estate, but is ultimately shot and killed by the peasant Carlos after being accused of ruining his daughter's life. Paula Vrain (played by Doris Lloyd) appears in Transgression. A sophisticated Parisian woman who mentors Elsie in decadent social customs. She secretly arranges a party to facilitate Don Arturo's seduction of Elsie, acting as a catalyst for the protagonist's moral trial.

Character Relationship Map: Transgression

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Story Analysis

A marital crisis unfolds as a wife's Parisian transformation leads to seduction, murder, and eventual reconciliation.

Plot Progression

  1. Parisian Transformation
  2. The Spanish Trap
  3. The Letter and The Bullet
  4. Return and Reconciliation

Directed by Herbert Brenon

Transgression (1931) · 4.3/10 · drama