''Why Women Sin'' is a 1920 American
silent drama film
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super ...
directed by
Burton L. King
Burton L. King (August 25, 1877 – May 4, 1944) was an American film actor and director. One of his best-known productions was '' The Lost Battalion'' (1919).
Selected filmography
* '' The Battle of Gettysburg'' (1913)
* ''Under the Crescent'' ...
and starring
Anna Luther,
Charles K. Gerrard and
Claire Whitney.
[Munden p.226]
Cast
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Anna Luther as Dorothy Pemberton
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E.J. Ratcliffe as Philip Pemberton
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Baby Ivy Ward
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as Little Grace
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Claire Whitney as Baroness de Ville
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Charles K. Gerrard as Baron de Ville
*
Al Hart
Al Hart (c. 1927 – January 14, 2016) was a radio broadcaster. He began his career at WOBT
WOBT is a radio station in Rhinelander, Wisconsin. It airs a sports
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as Horton
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Jack W. Johnston as Captain Morelake
References
Bibliography
* Munden, Kenneth White. ''The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1''. University of California Press, 1997.
External links
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1920 films
1920 drama films
1920s English-language films
American silent feature films
Silent American drama films
American black-and-white films
Films directed by Burton L. King
1920s American films
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