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The Sin of Madelon Claudet is a 1931 American pre-Code drama film directed by Edgar Selwyn and starring Helen Hayes. The screenplay by Charles MacArthur and Ben Hecht was adapted from the play The Lullaby by Edward Knoblock. It tells the story of a wrongly imprisoned woman who turns to theft and prostitution in order to support her son. Plot.
A 1931 crime drama starring Helen Hayes as a French prostitute who supports her son's medical education. The film won an Oscar for Hayes and features Lewis Stone, Neil Hamilton and Jean Hersholt.
Jul 8, 2014 · Charles MacArthur, Hayes' husband, provides the screen adaptation of this sympathetic tale of a woman whose only sin was loving too much. OSCAR WINNER:Best Actress - Helen HayesMovies often visit...
Unwed Madelon (Helen Hayes) calls her newborn "it" and is horrified, but won over by the child and friend Rosalie (Marie Prevost), in The Sin Of Madelon Claudet, 1931, from a script by Hayes' husband Charles MacArthur.
French country girl Madelon falls for artist Larry, who leaves her after she becomes pregnant. She finds help from jewel thief Carlo, but he commits suicide when the police try to arrest him. Madelon is arrested and receives a ten year term in prison for assisting him in his profession.
Out of jail for a crime she did not commit, Madelon turns to prostitution and thievery to send her illegitimate son to medical school. Starring Helen Hayes Lewis Stone Neil Hamilton. Director ...
The Sin of Madelon Claudet is a 1931 American pre-Code drama film directed by Edgar Selwyn and starring Helen Hayes. The screenplay by Charles MacArthur and Ben Hecht was adapted from the play The Lullaby by Edward Knoblock.