Man, Woman and Sin
Appearance
| Man, Woman and Sin | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
Release date |
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Running time | 7 reels (6,280 feet) |
| Country | United States |
| Languages | Silent (English intertitles) |
Man, Woman and Sin is a 1927 American silent drama 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.
Plot
[edit]Albert Whitcomb is devoted to his mother. He lands a job as a cub reporter at a newspaper and becomes romantically entangled with the society editor, Vera Worth. However, he does not realize that she is the mistress of the paper's owner, Bancroft.
Cast
[edit]- John Gilbert as Al Whitcomb
- Jeanne Eagels as Vera Worth
- Gladys Brockwell as Mrs. Whitcomb
- Marc McDermott as Bancroft
- Philip Anderson as Al Whitcomb (as a child)
- Hayden Stevenson as reporter
- Charles K. French as editor
Preservation
[edit]A complete print of the film is held in the George Eastman Museum.[1][2]
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]Categories:
- 1927 films
- 1927 American films
- 1927 drama films
- 1927 English-language films
- American black-and-white films
- American silent drama films
- American silent feature films
- English-language drama films
- Films directed by Monta Bell
- Films directed by John Gilbert (actor)
- Films produced by Louis B. Mayer
- Films produced by Irving Thalberg
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer films
- Surviving American silent films
- 1920s American silent drama film stubs