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Actors and Sin

  • 19521952
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 22m
IMDb RATING
5.3/10
151
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Actors and Sin (1952)
  • 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-o... Read allTwo-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 girl--is the author of a borderline pornographic book.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 girl--is the author of a borderline pornographic book.
IMDb RATING
5.3/10
151
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  • Directors
    • Ben Hecht
    • Lee Garmes
  • Writer
    • Ben Hecht
  • Stars
    • Edward G. Robinson
    • Eddie Albert
    • Marsha Hunt
Top credits
  • Directors
    • Ben Hecht
    • Lee Garmes
  • Writer
    • Ben Hecht
  • Stars
    • Edward G. Robinson
    • Eddie Albert
    • Marsha Hunt
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    • 8User reviews
    • 1Critic review
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    Jenny Hecht and Tracey Roberts in Actors and Sin (1952)
    Eddie Albert and Jenny Hecht in Actors and Sin (1952)
    Eddie Albert, Jenny Hecht, and Tracey Roberts in Actors and Sin (1952)
    Jenny Hecht in Actors and Sin (1952)
    Eddie Albert and Jenny Hecht in Actors and Sin (1952)
    Eddie Albert, Jenny Hecht, Alan Mendez, Alan Reed, and Tracey Roberts in Actors and Sin (1952)
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    Actors and Sin (1952)
    Eddie Albert, Paul Guilfoyle, George Baxter, Douglas Evans, Jenny Hecht, and Alan Reed in Actors and Sin (1952)

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    Edward G. Robinson
    Edward G. Robinson
    • Maurice Tillayou (segment "Actor's Blood")
    Eddie Albert
    Eddie Albert
    • Orlando Higgens (segment "Woman of Sin")
    Marsha Hunt
    Marsha Hunt
    • Marcia Tillayou (segment "Actor's Blood")
    Dan O'Herlihy
    Dan O'Herlihy
    • Alfred O'Shea…
    Rudolph Anders
    Rudolph Anders
    • Otto Lachsley (segment "Actor's Blood")
    Alice Key
    • Miss Thompson…
    Ric Roman
    Ric Roman
    • Clyde Veering (segment "Actor's Blood")
    • (as Rick Roman)
    Peter Brocco
    Peter Brocco
    • Mr. Herbert (segment "Actor's Blood")
    Elizabeth Root
    • Mrs. Herbert (segment "Actor's Blood")
    Joseph Mell
    Joseph Mell
    • George Murry (segment "Actor's Blood")
    Irene Martin
    • Mrs. Murry (segment "Actor's Blood")
    Herb Bernard
    • Emile (segment "Actor's Blood")
    Robert Carson
    Robert Carson
    • Thomas Hayne (segment "Actor's Blood")
    Alan Reed
    Alan Reed
    • J.B. Cobb (segment "Woman of Sin")
    Tracey Roberts
    Tracey Roberts
    • Miss Flannigan (segment "Woman of Sin")
    Paul Guilfoyle
    Paul Guilfoyle
    • Mr. Blue (segment "Woman of Sin")
    Douglas Evans
    • Mr. Devlin (segment "Woman of Sin")
    • (as Doug Evans)
    Jody Gilbert
    Jody Gilbert
    • Mrs. Egelhofer (segment "Woman of Sin")
    • Directors
      • Ben Hecht
      • Lee Garmes
    • Writer
      • Ben Hecht
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      Final film of Ben Hecht as a director and producer,

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    7/10
    Two short films, one excellent, the other terrible
    This was the first film Ben Hecht made in six years after "The Specter of the Rose", an ambitious ballet psychological thriller, and you recognize the high strung and exaggerated drama from that extreme melodrama, and Edward G. Robinson is the right character for this almost freak show. "Actor's Blood" however is only 45 minutes, and it will not disappoint you, but it is followed by another 45 minutes feature called "Woman of Sin" which is supposed to be a comedy but isn't funny at all. It's about a child star, apparently the director's own daughter, who is allowed to steal the show with disastrous consequences - this is a terrble film, intended as a satire of the film industry in Hollywood and how it works with the producers, but it is not worth spending your time. If you happen to this film, enjoy the "Actor's Blood", be prepeared that it 's ony 45 minutes, and then turn off before the other film begins, and you will be spared the worst.
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    • Feb 5, 2019

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    • Release date
      • July 18, 1952 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Ben Hecht's Actor's Blood and Woman of Sin
    • Filming locations
      • Motion Picture Center Studios, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Sid Kuller Productions
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 22 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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