Man, Woman and Sin
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| Directed by | Monta Bell John Gilbert (uncredited) |
| Written by | Monta Bell (story; from John Masefield's The Widow in the Bye Street) Alice D. G. Miller (scenario) John Colton (intertitles) |
| Produced by | Louis B. Mayer Irving Thalberg |
| Starring | Jeanne Eagels John Gilbert |
| Cinematography | Percy Hilburn (French) |
| Edited by | Blanche Sewell |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
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Running time | 7 reels (6,280 feet) |
| Country | United States |
| Languages | Silent (English intertitles) |
Man, Woman and Sin is a 1927 American silent drama film produced and distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The film was directed by Monta Bell and John Gilbert, and stars Gilbert and stage actress Jeanne Eagels in one of her rare film appearances.
Plot
Albert Whitcomb is devoted to his mother. He lands a job as a cub reporter at a newspaper and becomes romantically entangled with the society editor, Vera Worth. However, he does not realize that she is the mistress of the paper's owner, Bancroft.
Cast
- John Gilbert as Al Whitcomb
- Jeanne Eagels as Vera Worth
- Gladys Brockwell as Mrs. Whitcomb
- Marc McDermott as Bancroft
- Philip Anderson as Al Whitcomb (as a child)
- Hayden Stevenson as reporter
- Charles K. French as editor
Preservation
A complete print of the film is held in the George Eastman Museum.[1][2]
References
- ↑ Man, Woman and Sin at silentera.com database
- ↑ Magill's Survey of Silent Films, Vol2 FLE-POT p.696 edited by Frank N. Magill c.1982 ISBN 0-89356-241-6 (3 book set ISBN 0-89356-239-4) Retrieved June 27, 2018
External links
Categories:
- 1927 films
- 1927 American films
- 1927 drama films
- 1927 English-language films
- American black-and-white films
- American silent drama films
- American silent feature films
- English-language drama films
- Films directed by Monta Bell
- Films directed by John Gilbert (actor)
- Films produced by Louis B. Mayer
- Films produced by Irving Thalberg
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer films
- Surviving American silent films
- 1920s American silent drama film stubs
