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The Sin of Madelon Claudet (1931)

Passed  -  Drama  -  24 October 1931 (USA)
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Out of jail for a crime she did not commit, Madelon turns to prostitution and thievery to send her illegitimate son to medical school.

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Cast

Complete credited cast:
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Lewis Stone ...
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Rosalie Lebeau
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Dr. Lawrence Claudet
Karen Morley ...
Alice Claudet
Charles Winninger ...
M. Novella - Photographer
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Hubert
Halliwell Hobbes ...
Roget - Boretti's Butler
Lennox Pawle ...
Felix St. Jacques
Russ Powell ...
Monsieur Claudet
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Storyline

French country girl Madelon falls for artist Larry, who leaves her after she becomes pregnant. She finds help from jewel thief Carlo, but he commits suicide when the police try to arrest him. Madelon is arrested and receives a ten year term in prison for assisting him in his profession. To support her son, who does not know that she's been in prison, she becomes a street walker, allowing him to attend medical school. Written by Stephan Eichenberg <eichenbe@fak-cbg.tu-muenchen.de>

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24 October 1931 (USA)  »

Also Known As:

Die Sünde der Madelon Claudet  »

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(Western Electric Sound System)

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1.37 : 1
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Trivia

Helen Hayes was reportedly so appalled by her performance that she tried to buy the movie from the studio so that she could destroy it. See more »

Quotes

Carlo Boretti: I wish Spaniards wouldn't put so much tragedy in their music; they ask for love with so many tears.
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Featured in MGM: When the Lion Roars (1992) See more »

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"For He's a Jolly Good Fellow"
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Sung a cappella by Larry's friends
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Howlingly bad melodrama saved by Hayes
25 February 2004 | by (United States) – See all my reviews

VERY old and creaky talky about Madame Claudet (Helen Hayes) sacrificing everything for her son (who grows up into Robert Young). The thing is her son doesn't know she's alive. She had to give him up because she was abandoned by his father and (wrongfully) thrown in jail. She secretly supports him by becoming a prostitute.

It's as bad as it sounds and very old and out-dated. Plays like a (bad) play but Helen Hayes single-handedly saves it. She overdoes it occasionally (but then she WAS a stage actress) but she's basically just excellent. She won a well-deserved Oscar for this. And seeing Robert Young so...young (sorry) is fun. I just didn't buy the story for one second--it was just too silly (and old-fashioned) to be taken seriously. But it moves VERY quickly and is worth seeing for Hayes alone. I'm giving it a 7.


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