Sins of the Fathers (1928 film)
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| Directed by | Ludwig Berger |
| Produced by | Famous Players-Lasky |
| Screenplay by |
E. Lloyd Sheldon Julian Johnson |
| Story by | Norman Burnstine |
| Starring |
Emil Jannings Ruth Chatterton Zasu Pitts |
| Music by | Hugo Riesenfeld |
| Cinematography |
Victor Milner Slavko Vorkapic (montage sequence) |
| Edited by | Frances Marsh |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release dates |
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Running time | 10 reels; 2320 meters; 7,611 feet |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Sound film (English intertitles) |
Sins of the Fathers is a 1928 part-talkie sound film produced by Famous Players-Lasky and released by Paramount Pictures. It was also issued in a silent version for theatres which were not yet wired for sound. The film was directed by Ludwig Berger and stars Emil Jannings and Ruth Chatterton in her motion picture debut.[1]
Only one source claims this film survives yet no one has seen it, this being for such an important Paramount film.
Promo or making of material is held by the Library of Congress and excerpts are preserved at UCLA Film and Television.
Cast
- Emil Jannings - Wilhelm Spengler
- Ruth Chatterton - Greta Blake
- Barry Norton - Tom Spengler
- Jean Arthur - Mary Spengler
- Jack Luden - Otto Schmidt
- Zasu Pitts - Mother Spengler
- Matthew Betz - Gus Newman
- Harry Cording - The Hijacker
- Arthur Housman - The Count
- Frank Reicher - The Eye Specialist
- Douglas Haig - Tom, as a child
- Anne Shirley - Mary, as a child(billed as Dawn O'Day)
References
External links
- Sins of the Fathers at the American Film Institute Catalog
- Sins of the Fathers at the Internet Movie Database
- Sins of the Fathers at AllMovie
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