My Sin

1931Movie⏱️ 1h 20mPassed

Drama

⭐ 6.4

IMDB Rating

235 votes

Acquitted of murder charges, Carlotta moves to New York to start a new life.

Director

George Abbott

Writers

Owen Davis, Adelaide Heilbron, Frederick J. Jackson

Stars

Tallulah Bankhead, Fredric March, Harry Davenport

Release Date

October 3, 1931

Language

English

Country

United States

💬 13

Reviews

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🎭 Top Cast

Tallulah Bankhead

as Carlotta

Fredric March

as Dick Grady

Harry Davenport

as Roger Metcalf

Scott Kolk

as Larry Gordon

Anne Sutherland

as Mrs. Gordon

Margaret Adams

as Paula Osgood (Paula Marsden per credits)

Jay Fassett

as James Bradford

Lily Cahill

as Helen Grace

Joseph Calleia

as Juan

Eric Blore

as Barfly

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio

1.20 : 1

Color

Black and White

Filming Location

Kaufman Astoria Studios - 3412 36th Street, Astoria, Queens, New York City, New York, USA

Production

Paramount Pictures

🏷️ Keywords

ex husband ex wife relationshipwife murders her husbandwife shoots her husbandmurderessfemale star appears in underwear

🎯 Categories

Drama

⭐ Featured Review

Two folks hit rock bottom and then reinvent themselves.

by planktonrules • 2022-12-12

8/10

"The story begins in Panama. Carlotta (Tallulah Bankhead) ends up shooting a man who broke into her room and attacked her. While this was entirely justified, Carlotta is a woman with a past...a 'fallen woman'. Because of this, most lawyers won't defend her. Eventually, an alcoholic lawyer, Dick (Frederic March), agrees to defend her and manages to get an acquittal. Following the trial, both Dick and Carlotta realize it's an opportunity for both of them to begin new and productive lives...to reinvent themselves in a better way. Dick gives her some money to book passage to the..."

💡 Did You Know?

One of over 700 Paramount Productions, filmed between 1929 and 1949, which were sold to MCA/Universal in 1958 for television distribution, and have been owned and controlled by Universal ever since. In Philadelphia, its television premiere took place on the Late, Late Show Monday evening 22 June 1959, on WCAU (Channel 10).