124 minutes
12/17/1960
This melodrama follows the trials and tribulations of a single mother who dares to love. Hyun Hee (Mun Jeong Suk) makes a living running a coffee house. She has to support her illegitimate daughter and mother, and bear the scorn of those who look down on her. Hyun Hee falls in love with a married writer (Kim Jin Kyu), while another customer (Choi Mu Ryong) holds a torch for her. The romantic triangles that unfold lead to tragic consequences.
Moon Jeong-suk
as Kang Hyeon-hee (Madam Madonna)
Kim Jin-kyu
as Lee Sang-hyeon (Newspaper editorial member)
Choi Mu-ryong
as Minwoo (poet)
Um Aing-ran
as Kwanghee (Madonna Reggie)
Park Am
as Hwan-gyu Kim (President of Publisher)
Hwang Jeong-sun
as Hyun Hee-mo
Heo Chang-kang
as Choi Young-cheol (interpreter)
Do Kum-bong
as Gye-young (Hyun-hee's classmate)
Kim Dong-won
as Lawyer
Lee Bin-hwa
as Soon-jae (Hyun-hee's classmate)
Nam Chun-yeok
as Tobacco seller
Mun Hye-ran
as Yang Su-jeong (Sang-hyeon's wife)
Seong So-min
as Won Se-jong (Sang-hyeon's middle school classmate)
Ok Gyeong-hui
as Myungja (Madonna Reggie)
Seo Wol-yeong
as The presiding judge
Go Seon-ae
as Mana (The Prostitute's House)
Jang Min-ho
as Inspector
Han Mi-na
as Seong-hee (Hyun-hee's classmate)
Han Eun-jin
as Female prison officer
Jeong Ae-ran
as Female Boss (Prison)
Lee Hwang-ja
as Eul
Nam Mi-ri
as Jeong
Kim Suk-il
as Gap
Kim Hyeon-ju
as Byeong
Cheol Jeong
Jeon Young-sun
as Hoon-ah (Hyun-hee's daughter)