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Sins of the Fathers

Sins of the Fathers

1928Movie⏱️ 1h 13m
Drama
6.5
IMDB Rating
34 votes

A married restaurant owner is persuaded to become a bootlegger by a beautiful young girl. When he starts making money at it, she steals it, then runs off with another man. His wife finds out what happened. Complications ensue.

Director
Ludwig Berger
Writers
Norman Burnstine, Julian Johnson, E. Lloyd Sheldon
Stars
Emil Jannings, Ruth Chatterton, Barry Norton
Release Date
December 29, 1928
Language
None, English
Country
United States
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🎭 Top Cast

Emil Jannings
Emil Jannings
as Wilhelm Spengler
Ruth Chatterton
Ruth Chatterton
as Greta Blanke
Barry Norton
Barry Norton
as Tom Spengler
Jean Arthur
Jean Arthur
as Mary Spengler
Jack Luden
Jack Luden
as Otto Schmidt
Zasu Pitts
Zasu Pitts
as Mother Spengler
Matthew Betz
Matthew Betz
as Gus Newman
Harry Cording
Harry Cording
as The Hijacker
Arthur Housman
Arthur Housman
as The Count
Frank Reicher
Frank Reicher
as The Eye Specialist

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Color
Black and White
Filming Location
Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
Production
Paramount Famous Lasky Corporation

🏷️ Keywords

younger version of characterrestauranthusband wife relationshipthiefbootleg

🎯 Categories

Drama

⭐ Featured Review

Another Lost One - Or So We Thought
by creightonhale2006-04-22

"Silentera.com now reports that a print exists of this film. It does not, however, provide any information about where such a print can be found, as it does for other extent films of the silent era. Of course, I haven't seen this film since it's lost. But I do find it interesting that of the six films that Emil Jannings made in the US for Paramount between 1927 and 1929, only one of them still exists: THE LAST COMMAND (1928), for which he won the first Best Actor Oscar. That award was shared with THE WAY OF ALL FLESH (1927), another lost film. STREET OF SIN (1928), THE PATRIOT (1928)..."

💡 Did You Know?

Ruth Chatterton's only silent movie.

📖 Synopsis

A married restaurant owner is persuaded to become a bootlegger by a beautiful young girl. When he starts making money at it, she steals it, then runs off with another man. His wife finds out what happened. Complications ensue.