''Man, Woman and Sin'' (1927) is a
silent film produced and distributed by
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. (also known as Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures, commonly shortened to MGM or MGM Studios) is an American Film production, film and television production and film distribution, distribution company headquartered ...
. The film was directed by
Monta Bell
Louis Monta Bell (February 5, 1891 – February 4, 1958) was an American film director, producer, and screenwriter.
Biography
Monta Bell first appeared in theatrical venues with Washington D.C. Summer stock theatre, stock companies and then ...
and
John Gilbert, and stars Gilbert and stage actress
Jeanne Eagels
Jeanne Eagels (born Eugenia Eagles; June 26, 1890 – October 3, 1929) was an American stage and film actress. Eagels appeared in many Broadway productions, and in the emerging medium of sound films. She was posthumously nominated for the Acad ...
in one of her rare film appearances. The film is obscure but survives complete, but has yet to be released on VHS or DVD.
[Magill's Survey of Silent Films, Vol2 FLE-POT p.696 edited by Frank N. Magill c.1982 (3 book set ) Retrieved June 27, 2018]
Cast
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John Gilbert - Al Whitcomb
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Jeanne Eagels
Jeanne Eagels (born Eugenia Eagles; June 26, 1890 – October 3, 1929) was an American stage and film actress. Eagels appeared in many Broadway productions, and in the emerging medium of sound films. She was posthumously nominated for the Acad ...
- Vera Worth
*
Gladys Brockwell
Gladys Brockwell (née Lindeman; September 26, 1894 – July 2, 1929) was an American actress whose career began during the silent film era.
Early life and career
Brockwell was born Gladys Lindeman in Brooklyn, New York, on September 26, 1894. ...
- Mrs. Whitcomb
*
Marc McDermott
Marcus McDermott (also credited as Marc MacDermott; 24 July 1871 – 5 January 1929) was an Australian actor who starred on Broadway and in over 180 American films from 1909 until his death.Nick Murphy at the Forgotten Australian Actors webs ...
- Bancroft
*Philip Anderson - Al Whitcomb (as a child)
*
Hayden Stevenson
Hayden Stevenson (July 2, 1877 – January 31, 1952) was an American film actor. He appeared in 108 films between 1915 and 1942. He was born in Georgetown, Kentucky and died in Los Angeles, California.
Selected filmography
* ''The Great Di ...
- reporter
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Charles K. French - editor
Plot synopsis
Albert Whitcomb (Gilbert) is devoted to his mother (Brockwell). He lands a job as a cub reporter at a newspaper and becomes romantically entangled with the society editor, Vera Worth (Eagels). However, he does not realize that she is the mistress of the paper's owner, Bancroft (McDermott).
References
External links
''Man, Woman and Sin'' at IMDBsynopsis ''Man, Woman and Sin'' at AllMovie
1927 films
American silent feature films
Films directed by Monta Bell
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer films
1927 drama films
Silent American drama films
American black-and-white films
1920s American films
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