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Synthetic Sin (1929)

| Comedy | 6 January 1929 (USA)
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Famed playwright Donald latest work flopped because fiancée Betty is too unsophisticated to play the lead. It's time for the flower of Magnolia Gap, Virginia, to get to Gotham for some ... See full summary »

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Cast overview, first billed only:
... Betty Fairfax
... Donald Anthony
... Mrs. Fairfax
... Margery Fairfax
Gertrude Howard ... Cassie
... Sheila Kelly
... Sam (as Raymond Turner)
... Brandy Mulane
Ben Hendricks Jr. ... Frank
Philip Sleeman ... Tony (as Phil Sleeman)
Jack Byron ... Tony's Henchman
Fred Warren ... Joe
... Member of Frank's Gang
... Member of Frank's Gang
Art Rowlands ... Member of Frank's Gang
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Famed playwright Donald latest work flopped because fiancée Betty is too unsophisticated to play the lead. It's time for the flower of Magnolia Gap, Virginia, to get to Gotham for some experience. But, her next-door neighbors are gangsters. Written by TV

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Funny is no word for it...you need hilarious, rib-splitting and uproarious to describe Colleen's latest laugh success. See more »

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Agni amartoli  »

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Negative cost: $321,412.32. Box office gross: $797,263.15. See more »

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Although Gertrude Howard's character is billed as Cassie in the movie's credits and in 1929 reviews, she is called Mandy in the intertitles, while Colleen Moore clearly calls her Mammy when speaking to her. See more »

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Music by George H. Sanders
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