Sins of the Fathers (1928)
A hundred Jannings in one picture!
1928 · NR · 1h 13m · Drama
Genres: Drama
A married restaurant owner is persuaded to become a bootlegger by a beautiful young girl. When he starts making money at it, she steals it, then runs off with another man. His wife finds out what happened. Complications ensue.
Director: Ludwig Berger
Writers: Norman Burnstine, E. Lloyd Sheldon
Music by: Hugo Riesenfeld
Cinematography: Victor Milner, Slavko Vorkapich
Editor: Frances Marsh
Cast
Emil Jannings as Wilhelm SpenglerRuth Chatterton as Greta BlankeBarry Norton as Tom SpenglerJean Arthur as Mary SpenglerJack Luden as Otto SchmidtZasu Pitts as Mother SpenglerMatthew Betz as Gus NewmanHarry Cording as The HijackerArthur Housman as The CountFrank Reicher as The Eye SpecialistDouglas Haig as Tom, as a childAnne Shirley as Mary, as a child (as Dawn O'Day)More like this
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