The Wages of Sin (1938)
- Directed by
- Herman E. Webber
- Genre
- drama film, exploitation film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 17m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 3.7 of 10 from 3 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A cheaply made drama from 1938 follows several characters entangled in the criminal underworld of white slavery and prostitution. The story exposes the harsh realities of these illegal trades, leading to murder.
sordidgrimexploitativemelodramaticdatedsensationalistbleaklow-budget
What happens
The Wages of Sin is a 1938 American drama film directed by Herman Webber and starring Constance Worth, Willy Castello, Clara Kimball Young, and Blanche Mehaffey. It was produced by Willis Kent. Cheaply made, with poor production values, it is an exploitation film made outside the Hollywood production code, dealing with topics of white slavery, prostitution and murder. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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