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When a Man Loves is a 1927 American synchronized sound historical drama film directed by Alan Crosland.

Chevalier Fabien des Grieux, who has forsworn the world for the church, falls passionately in love with young Manon Lescaut when he encounters her en route to a convent with her brother André. The lustful Comte Guillot de Morfontaine offers André a tempting sum for Manon, and learning of their bargain, Fabien takes her to Paris, where they spend an idyllic week in a garret. André finds her, persuades her to leave Fabien, and tries to force her into an alliance with Morfontaine—then rescues Manon from the advances of a brutal Apache. Fabien, crushed to believe that Manon has become Morfontaine's mistress, is about to take his vows but is deterred by her love for him. King Louis sees Manon in Richelieu's drawing room and wins her. The rejected Morfontaine orders her arrest and deportation, but he is killed by Fabien, who joins Manon on a convict ship bound for America. After inciting the convicts to mutiny, he escapes with her in a small boat. He points to the horizon and declares “Yonder—America! For us freedom—And everlasting love!”

Cast
John Barrymore as Chevalier Fabien des Grieux
Dolores Costello as Manon Lescaut
Warner Oland as André Lescaut
Sam De Grasse as Comte Guillot de Morfontaine
Holmes Herbert as Jean Tiberge
Stuart Holmes as Louis XV, King of France
Bertram Grassby as Le Duc de Richelieu
Tom Santschi as Captain of convict boat
Marcelle Corday as Marie, a servant
Charles Clary as a lay brother
Templar Saxe as Baron Chevral
Eugenie Besserer as the landlady
Rose Dione as Nana
Noble Johnson as an Apache
Tom Wilson as convict aboard the boat
Myrna Loy as woman on ship
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