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
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
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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