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The Mortal Sin (1917)

The Mortal Sin poster
Directed by
John H. Collins
Genre
drama film, silent film
Country
United States
Runtime
50 min
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman faces the consequences of a serious mistake. The story unfolds in a silent film era drama about sin and its impact on her life.

silent-eramelodramaticstagedlost-filmarchaicsomberunpolishedperiod-piece

What happens

The Mortal Sin is a lost 1917 silent film drama directed by John H. Collins and distributed by Metro Pictures. Viola Dana, at the time Collins's wife, stars in the picture. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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