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The Sin of Madelon Claudet is a 1931 American pre-Code drama film directed by Edgar Selwyn and starring Helen Hayes. The screenplay by Charles MacArthur and Ben Hecht was adapted from the play The Lullaby by Edward Knoblock. It tells the story of a wrongly imprisoned woman who turns to theft and prostitution in order to support her son.
- Lullaby, 1923 play, by Edward Knoblock
- Irving Thalberg
The Sin of Madelon Claudet: Directed by Edgar Selwyn. With Helen Hayes, Lewis Stone, Neil Hamilton, Robert Young. Out of jail for a crime she did not commit, Madelon turns to prostitution and thievery to send her illegitimate son to medical school.
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- Crime, Drama, Romance
- Edgar Selwyn
- 1931-10-24
Unwed Madelon (Helen Hayes) calls her newborn "it" and is horrified, but won over by the child and friend Rosalie (Marie Prevost), in The Sin Of Madelon Claudet, 1931, from a script by Hayes' husband Charles MacArthur.
- Edgar Selwyn, Earl Taggert
- Helen Hayes
French farm girl Madelon Claudet (Helen Hayes) falls in love with Larry (Neil Hamilton), an American artist. But, when his parents demand he return to the United States, she...
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- Edgar Selwyn
- Drama
- Helen Hayes
French country girl Madelon falls for artist Larry, who leaves her after she becomes pregnant. She finds help from jewel thief Carlo, but he commits suicide when the police try to arrest him. Madelon is arrested and receives a ten year term in prison for assisting him in his profession.
Feb 22, 1991 · The Sin of Madelon Claudet, The Divorcée, and A Free Soul were all made when Hollywood was still adjusting to the talkies, and since Broadway was considered both the height of sophistication and...
