"John Barrymore (""Romeo and Juliet,"" ""Dinner at Eight"") stars as an 18th-century swashbuckling hero who escapes from a French prison ship and risks everything for the love of a worthless woman. Co-starring Barrymore's real-life love, Dolores Costello (""The Magnificent Ambersons""), and Warner Oland (""Charlie Chan"" films). Based upon the classic novel,""Manon Lescaut"", by Abbe Prevost. Gender: unisex."