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Film · Drama

Sins of the Fathers (1928)

★ 8.0 · 2 votes1 h 13 minDrama1928

A hundred Jannings in one picture!

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
E. Lloyd Sheldon, Norman Burnstine
Country
United States
Language
English
Release date
December 28, 1928

Sins of the Fathers cast

  • Emil JanningsWilhelm Spengler
  • Ruth ChattertonGreta Blanke
  • Barry NortonTom Spengler
  • Jean ArthurMary Spengler
  • Jack LudenOtto Schmidt
  • Zasu PittsMother Spengler
  • Matthew BetzGus Newman
  • Harry CordingThe Hijacker
  • Arthur HousmanThe Count
  • Frank ReicherThe Eye Specialist
  • Douglas HaigTom, as a child
  • Anne ShirleyMary, as a child (as Dawn O'Day)
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