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Sins of the Fathers (1928)

Sins of the Fathers poster
Directed by
Ludwig Berger
Genre
drama film, silent film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 13m
Rated
NR
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man returns to his hometown and faces the consequences of choices made by his father. His past and present collide as he reconnects with a woman he once loved.

melodramaticnostalgicquietsentimentalold-fashionedearnestslow-pacedsomber

What happens

Sins of the Fathers is a 1928 American sound part-talkie drama film produced by Famous Players–Lasky and released by Paramount Pictures. Like the majority of films during the early sound era, it was also issued in a silent version for theaters which were not yet wired for sound. The film was directed by Ludwig Berger and stars Emil Jannings and Ruth Chatterton in her motion picture debut. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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