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The Sin of Madelon Claudet. According to 'When the Lion Roars', Irving Thalberg and his producers were previewing films one night, and he asked to see this one. Told it was hopeless, he asked to put it on anyway. After watching it, he remarked that it wasn't bad; the main thing to do was change the last seven minutes.
Dec 30, 2007 · Sin of Madelon Claudet, The (1931) December 30, 2007 by EmanuelLevy. MGM. Accomplished stage actress Helen Hayes made her screen debut in talkies with "The Sin of Madelon Claudet," a soap opera scripted by her husband Charles MacArthur, based on the 1924 popular play by Edward Knoblock. As Dr. Dulac, Jean Hersholt narrates in flashback the ...
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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 is left pregnant and alone. Desperate to provide for her son, Madelon takes up with Carlo (Lewis Stone), who provides her with money and jewels, but the jewelry turns out to be stolen, and Madelon is imprisoned. After she ...
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.
The Sin of Madelon Claudet ★★★ The Lullaby 1931Hayes plays common thief who works her way into upper crust of Parisian society only to tumble back into the street, all in the name of making a better life for her illegitimate son. Very sudsy stuff, with an outstanding performance by Hayes. 74m/B VHS .
Quite dry and quite bookish. More of a drawing room film that showcases the talents of actress Helen Hayes. She has a son out of wedlock, is deserted by an American artist, falls for a jewel thief, ends up in prison by association for ten years, leaves prison and turns to prostitution to finance her son's medical schooling - her son never knowing who his mother is.
