The Redeeming Sin (1929 film)

The Redeeming Sin
theatrical release poster
Directed by	Howard Bretherton
Written by	Harvey Gates (adaptation) Joseph Jackson (titles)
Story by	L. V. Jefferson
Starring	Dolores Costello
Cinematography	Byron Haskin
Edited by	Thomas Pratt
Music by	Louis Silvers (uncredited)
Production company	Warner Bros.
Distributed by	Warner Bros.
Release date	February 16, 1929 (1929-02-16)
Running time	8 reels; 6,921 feet (6,145 feet silent version)
Country	United States
Languages	Sound (Part-Talkie) (English Intertitles)

The Redeeming Sin is a 1929 crime drama sound part-talkie film. In addition to sequences with audible dialogue or talking sequences, the film features a synchronized musical score and sound effects along with English intertitles. The soundtrack was recorded using the Vitaphone sound-on-disc system. It was produced and distributed by Warner Bros. and stars Dolores Costello. This film is a lost film.^[1][2][3][4]

This film is a remake of a 1925 Vitagraph film The Redeeming Sin starring Nazimova.

Plot

Cast

• Dolores Costello as Joan Billaire
• Conrad Nagel as Dr. Raoul de Boise
• George E. Stone as A sewer rat
• Philippe De Lacy as Petit
• Lionel Belmore as Father Colomb
• Warner Richmond as Lupine
• Nina Quartero as Mitzi

See also

• List of early sound feature films (1926–1929)

References

1. The Redeeming Sin at silentera.com database
2. The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1921-30 by The American Film Institute, c.1971
3. The AFI Catalog of Feature Films:The Redeeming Sin
4. The Redeeming Sin at Arne Andersen's Lost Film Files: Warner Brothers Pictures

External links

• The Redeeming Sin at IMDb
• period lobby poster to The Redeeming Sin