The Sin of Madelon Claudet (1931)
- Directed by
- Edgar Selwyn
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 14m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 5.9 of 10 from 27 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A woman is sent to prison for a crime she did not commit. After her release she struggles to raise her son, and she turns to crime to provide for him.
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What happens
The Sin of Madelon Claudet is a 1931 American pre-Code drama film directed by Edgar Selwyn and starring Helen Hayes. The screenplay by Charles MacArthur and Ben Hecht was adapted from the play The Lullaby by Edward Knoblock. It tells the story of a wrongly imprisoned woman who turns to theft and prostitution in order to support her son. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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