Sing Sinner Sing
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| Sing Sinner Sing | |
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 DVD cover for film | |
| Directed by | Howard Christie |
| Written by | Wilson Collison (play Clip Joint[dubious – discuss][citation needed]) Edward T. Lowe Jr. (adaptation and screenplay) |
| Produced by | Larry Darmour (executive producer) Phil Goldstone (producer) |
| Starring | See below |
| Cinematography | Ira H. Morgan |
| Edited by | Otis Garrett |
| Distributed by | Majestic Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 74 minutes 66 minutes (American DVD) |
| Country | United States |
Sing Sinner Sing is a 1933 American pre-Code romantic drama film directed by Howard Christie.
Plot
[edit | edit source]This article's plot summary needs to be improved. (October 2010) |
Leila Hyams plays a singer who is accused of her husband's murder.
Cast
[edit | edit source]- Paul Lukas as Phil Carida
- Leila Hyams as Lela Larson
- Don Dillaway as Ted Rendon
- Ruth Donnelly as Maggie Flannigan
- George E. Stone as Spats
- Joyce Compton as Gwen
- Jill Dennett as Sadie
- Arthur Hoyt as Uncle Homer
- Paul McGrail as Louis
- Gladys Blake as Cecily Gordon
- Arthur Housman as Jerry
- Edgar Norton as Roberts the Butler
- John St. Polis as James Parks
- Stella Adams as Aunt Emily van Puyten
- Pat O'Malley as Henchman Conley
- Walter Brennan as Henchman Riordan
Various artists, such as Lionel Hampton and Marshal Royal, can be seen playing in bands in the film.[1]
Production notes
[edit | edit source]At the time the movie was released, it was recognized as being loosely based on the 1932 Libby Holman-Zachary Smith Reynolds case.[2][3] According to Jeanne Scheper, other films inspired by "this episode of Holman's life include [...] Reckless (dir. Victor Fleming, 1935), with Jean Harlow; and Written on the Wind (dir. Douglas Sirk, 1956), with Lauren Bacall and Rock Hudson."[4]
References
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- ^ "Sing, Sinner, Sing: Moans, Groans, And Murder on a Gambling Ship," Newsweek (1933).
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Jeanne Scheper, Moving Performances: Divas, Iconicity, and Remembering the Modern Stage (New Brunswick NJ: Rutgers University Press, 2016), 119 and 173; Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
External links
[edit | edit source]- Sing, Sinner, Sing at IMDbLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Sing, Sinner, Sing is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive
