Lady Windermeres Fächer (1935)

Mrs. Erlynne, Lady Windermere’s mother, works at a small, insignificant theater in New York, USA. When she rejects her superior’s advances and wants to introduce new plays, she loses her job. Mrs. Erlynne, who was ostracized by high society in England, returns from the USA to England intending to be accepted again by English high society. She had previously read a newspaper article about her daughter, who lives among London’s wealthy circles. Before long, people in London are talking about her again. But her daughter, Lady Margaret Windermere, who believes her mother is dead, does not recognize her own mother. Lady Margaret Windermere’s husband, Lord Windermere, learns about his wife’s mother but does not want to burden his wife with this information. Lady Margaret Windermere now thinks, however, that her husband is having an affair with Mrs. Erlynne. When a confrontation occurs, Mrs. Erlynne withdraws from high society so that her daughter’s happiness and future will not be put at risk.