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Actors and Sin
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Actors and Sin

1952-06-18 · 82 min · ★ 6.3

Comedy · Drama

Two-part story--the first is about a washed-up Broadway actor and his tough daughter, who is a bigger star than he is; the second is about a literary agent whose newest client--a nine-year-old boy--is the author of a borderline pornographic book.

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Directors
Ben Hecht
Production companies
Sid Kuller Productions
Countries
United States of America
Status
Released

Top Cast

Edward G. RobinsonEdward G. RobinsonMaurice Tillayou (segment Actor's Blood)
Eddie AlbertEddie AlbertOrlando Higgens (segment Woman of Sin)
Marsha HuntMarsha HuntMarcia Tillayou (segment Actor's Blood)
Alan ReedAlan ReedJerome "JB" Cobb (segment Woman of Sin)
Dan O'HerlihyDan O'HerlihyAlfred O'Shea / Narrator (segment Actor's Blood)
Tracey RobertsTracey RobertsMiss Flanagan (segment Woman of Sin)
Jenny HechtMillicent Egelhofer / Daisy Marcher (segment Woman of Sin)
Alan ReedAlan ReedJ.B Cobb
John CrawfordJohn CrawfordMovie Hero
Peter BroccoPeter BroccoMr. Herbert
Paul GuilfoylePaul GuilfoyleMr. Blue
Jody GilbertJody GilbertMrs. Egelhofer
George KeymasGeorge KeymasProducer
Betty FieldBetty FieldBetty Field (Woman of Sin sequence) (archive footage)
Louis B. MayerLouis B. MayerLouis B. Mayer (Woman of Sin sequence) (archive footage)
Ben HechtBen HechtNarrator (segment "Woman of Sin") (voice)
Kathleen MulqueenMiss Wright (segment Woman of Sin)

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