| Sing Sinner Sing | |
|---|---|
 DVD cover for film | |
| Directed by | Howard Christie |
| Written by | Wilson Collison (play Clip Joint) Edward T. Lowe Jr. (adaptation and screenplay) |
| Produced by | Larry Darmour (executive producer) Phil Goldstone (producer) |
| Starring | See below |
| Cinematography | Ira H. Morgan |
| Edited by | Otis Garrett |
| Distributed by | Majestic Pictures |
| Release date |
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| Running time | 74 minutes 66 minutes (American DVD) |
| Country | United States |
Sing Sinner Sing is a 1933 American pre-Code romantic drama film directed by Howard Christie.
Plot
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Leila Hyams plays a singer who is accused of her husband's murder.
Cast
- Paul Lukas as Phil Carida
- Leila Hyams as Lela Larson
- Don Dillaway as Ted Rendon
- Ruth Donnelly as Maggie Flannigan
- George E. Stone as Spats
- Joyce Compton as Gwen
- Jill Dennett as Sadie
- Arthur Hoyt as Uncle Homer
- Paul McGrail as Louis
- Gladys Blake as Cecily Gordon
- Arthur Housman as Jerry
- Edgar Norton as Roberts the Butler
- John St. Polis as James Parks
- Stella Adams as Aunt Emily van Puyten
- Pat O'Malley as Henchman Conley
- Walter Brennan as Henchman Riordan
Various artists, such as Lionel Hampton and Marshal Royal, can be seen playing in bands in the film.
Production notes
At the time the movie was released, it was recognized as being loosely based on the 1932 Libby Holman-Zachary Smith Reynolds case. According to Jeanne Scheper, other films inspired by "this episode of Holman's life include Reckless (dir. Victor Fleming, 1935), with Jean Harlow; and Written on the Wind (dir. Douglas Sirk, 1956), with Lauren Bacall and Rock Hudson."
References
- Yanow, Scott (2004). Jazz on Film: The Complete Story of the Musicians & Music Onscreen. San Francisco: Backbeat Books. p. 196. ISBN 0-87930-783-8.
- "Sing, Sinner, Sing: Moans, Groans, And Murder on a Gambling Ship," Newsweek (1933).
- Determeyer, Eddy (2008). Rhythm Is Our Business: Jimmie Lunceford and the Harlem Express. University of Michigan Press. p. 65. ISBN 9780472033591.
- Jeanne Scheper, Moving Performances: Divas, Iconicity, and Remembering the Modern Stage (New Brunswick NJ: Rutgers University Press, 2016), 119 and 173; ISBN 9780813585451
External links
- Sing, Sinner, Sing at IMDb
- Sing, Sinner, Sing is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive
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