Comedy · United States of America · 1929 · 1h 12m

Synthetic Sin

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Director
William A. Seiter
Cast
Colleen Moore as Betty Fairfax Antonio Moreno as Donald Anthony Edythe Chapman as Mrs. Fairfax Kathryn McGuire as Margery, Betty's sister Gertrude Howard as Cassie / de: Mandy Gertrude Astor as Sheila Kelly
Crew
Alvin Knechtel — Director of Photography Sidney Hickox — Director of Photography Thomas J. Geraghty — Writer Frederic Hatton — Writer Fanny Hatton — Writer John McCormick — Producer
Tagline

If you had to be bad...could you make good?

Synopsis

A young woman impulsively marries a young playwright who whisks her away to New York promises her a role in his next production. Unfortunately the production is a disaster and her husband proclaims her unfit for the role. Rather then return home in defeat, she stays in New York and accidentally gets involved with some vicious gangsters.

Mood & Themes
gangstersilent filmshowgirl
Key Collaborators
William A. Seiter Director Alvin Knechtel Director of Photography Sidney Hickox Director of Photography Thomas J. Geraghty Writer Frederic Hatton Writer Fanny Hatton Writer John McCormick Producer
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