My Sin

My Sin

1931 · 80 min · ★ 5.7 · Drama

A prostitute living in Panama shoots her pimp and is charged with murder. The lawyer who gets her off fronts her money to start a new life in NY where she becomes a successful business woman and meets wealthy businessman, Harry Davenport. He knows nothing of her past. Then someone from the past shows up. Will she be exposed? Will she follow through on her plan to marry?

Directed by George Abbott · Written by Owen Davis

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