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Laughing Sinners (1931)

Laughing Sinners poster
Directed by
Harry Beaumont
Genre
drama film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 13m
Rated
NR
Rating
5.3 of 10 from 14 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A cafe entertainer seeks a new life after a personal crisis. She finds support from a traveling minister who offers her a chance at spiritual redemption.

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What happens

Laughing Sinners is a 1931 American pre-Code Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer feature film starring Joan Crawford and Clark Gable in a story about a cafe entertainer who experiences spiritual redemption. The dialogue by Martin Flavin was based upon the play Torch Song by Kenyon Nicholson. The film was directed by Harry Beaumont. Laughing Sinners was the second of eight cinematic collaborations between Crawford and Gable. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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