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Actors and Sin
Actors and Sin

Actors and Sin

What goes on when the greasepaint comes off?

Genres

ComedyDrama

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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 boy--is the author of a borderline pornographic book.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

82 mins

Rating

5.2/10

Release Date

18 June 1952

Country

United States of America

Cast

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)

Alan Reed

Alan Reed

Jerome "JB" Cobb (segment Woman of Sin)

Dan O'Herlihy

Dan O'Herlihy

Alfred O'Shea / Narrator (segment Actor's Blood)

Tracey Roberts

Tracey Roberts

Miss Flanagan (segment Woman of Sin)

Jenny Hecht

Jenny Hecht

Millicent Egelhofer / Daisy Marcher (segment Woman of Sin)

Alan Reed

Alan Reed

J.B Cobb

John Crawford

John Crawford

Movie Hero

Peter Brocco

Peter Brocco

Mr. Herbert

Paul Guilfoyle

Paul Guilfoyle

Mr. Blue

Jody Gilbert

Jody Gilbert

Mrs. Egelhofer

George Keymas

George Keymas

Producer

Betty Field

Betty Field

Betty Field (Woman of Sin sequence) (archive footage)

Louis B. Mayer

Louis B. Mayer

Louis B. Mayer (Woman of Sin sequence) (archive footage)

Ben Hecht

Ben Hecht

Narrator (segment "Woman of Sin") (voice)

Kathleen Mulqueen

Kathleen Mulqueen

Miss Wright (segment Woman of Sin)

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