Man, Woman and Sin

Man, Woman and Sin

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NR 1927 · 70 min · ★ 4.4 · Drama

A young man takes a succession of odd jobs in order to save enough money to buy himself and his mother a house. He lands a position in a newspaper office and falls in love with the beautiful society editor, who is secretly having an affair with the married managing editor. She returns the young man's affections in order to make her lover jealous, but finds herself falling for him.

Directed by Monta Bell · Written by Alice D.G. Miller

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Cast

John Gilbert Albert Whitcomb
Jeanne Eagels Vera Worth
Gladys Brockwell Mrs. Whitcomb
Marc McDermott Bancroft
Philip W. Anderson Al Whitcomb as a Child
Hayden Stevenson The Star Reporter
Charles K. French The City Editor
Aileen Manning
Margaret Lee

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