Man, Woman and Sin (1927) is a silent 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. The film is obscure but survives complete, but has yet to be released on VHS or DVD.[1][2]
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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 film (English intertitles) |
Cast edit
- John Gilbert - Al Whitcomb
- Jeanne Eagels - Vera Worth
- Gladys Brockwell - Mrs. Whitcomb
- Marc McDermott - Bancroft
- Philip Anderson - Al Whitcomb (as a child)
- Hayden Stevenson - reporter
- Charles K. French - editor
Plot synopsis edit
Albert Whitcomb (Gilbert) is devoted to his mother (Brockwell). He lands a job as a cub reporter at a newspaper and becomes romantically entangled with the society editor, Vera Worth (Eagels). However, he does not realize that she is the mistress of the paper's owner, Bancroft (McDermott).
References edit
- ^ 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 edit
- Man, Woman and Sin at IMDB
- Man, Woman and Sin at SilentEra
- synopsis Man, Woman and Sin at AllMovie
- Lobby card for Man, Woman and Sin
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