Movie: "The Sin of Madelon Claudet"
| Release Date: | Oct 1931 |
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| Genre: | Drama |
| Awards | Won Oscar. Another 2 wins |
| Runtime: | 75 min. |
| Cast: | Helen Hayes (Madelon Claudet) Lewis Stone (Carlo Boretti) Neil Hamilton (Larry Maynard) Cliff Edwards (Victor Lebeau) Jean Hersholt (Dr. Dulac) Marie Prevost (Rosalie Lebeau) Robert Young (Dr. Lawrence Claudet) Karen Morley (Alice Claudet) Charles Winninger (M. Novella - Photographer) Alan Hale (Hubert) Halliwell Hobbes (Roget - Boretti's Butler) Lennox Pawle (Felix St. Jacques) Russ Powell (Monsieur Claudet) Reginald Barlow (Public Assistance Official (uncredited)) Joseph E. Bernard (Butler Saying Job Already Filled...) Ed Brady (Merchant Seaman (uncredited)) Nora Cecil (Prison Nun (uncredited) (unconfirmed)) Frankie Darro (Larry Claudet - as a Boy (uncredited)) Sherry Hall (Waiter (uncredited)) Tiny Jones (Prisoner Behind Bars (uncredited)) Robert Lees (Undetermined Role (uncredited)) Gus Leonard (Landlord (uncredited)) Theodore Lorch (Felix - the Headwaiter (uncredited)) Eric Mayne (Medical School Professor (uncredited)) Frank Reicher (Arresting Detective (uncredited)) Virginia Sale (Charity Ward Nun (uncredited)) Larry Steers (French Officer in Club (uncredited)) |
Storyline: French country girl Madelon falls for artist Larry, who leaves her after she becomes pregnant. She finds help from jewel thief Carlo, but he commits suicide when the police try to arrest him. Madelon is arrested and receives a ten year term in prison for assisting him in his profession. To support her son, who does not know that she's been in prison, she becomes a street walker, allowing him to attend medical school.
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