The Sins of the Children

The Sins of the Children

It's the most powerful human story since Talkies began!

1930•1h 17m•4.3/10

Drama

Ratings

🎬TMDb

4.3/10(9)

A barber turns down a promising business venture in order to take his sick son to a drier climate out west.

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Production

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Cosmopolitan Productions

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Louis Mann

Louis Mann

Adolf

Robert Montgomery

Robert Montgomery

Nick Higginson

Elliott Nugent

Elliott Nugent

Johnnie

Leila Hyams

Leila Hyams

Alma

Clara Blandick

Clara Blandick

Martha Wagenkampf

Mary Doran

Mary Doran

Laura

Francis X. Bushman Jr.

Francis X. Bushman Jr.

Ludwig

Robert McWade

Robert McWade

Joe Higginson

Dell Henderson

Dell Henderson

Ted Baldwin

Henry Armetta

Henry Armetta

Tony

Jane Reid

Katherine

James Donlan

James Donlan

Bide Taylor

Jeane Wood

Muriel Stokes

Lee Kohlmar

Lee Kohlmar

Dr. Heinrich Schmidt

Philippe De Lacy

Philippe De Lacy

Rudolph Wagenkampf as a Child (uncredited)

Jack Baxley

Tom - Inventory Taker (uncredited)

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