Drama · United States of America · 1932 · 1h 9m

They Call It Sin

They Call It Sin poster
Director
Thornton Freeland
Cast
Loretta Young as Marion Cullen George Brent as Dr. Tony Travers Una Merkel as Dixie Dare David Manners as James E. 'Jimmy' Decker Helen Vinson as Enid Hollister Louis Calhern as Ford Humphries
Crew
James Van Trees — Director of Photography James Gibbon — Editor Lillie Hayward — Screenplay Howard J. Green — Screenplay Alberta Stedman Eagan — Novel Hal B. Wallis — Producer
Tagline

In 1920...They called it "Flaming Youth" TODAY... "They Call it Sin"

Synopsis

A young, innocent small-town church organist is thrown out of her home, told she was adopted, and that her mother was an evil woman. She follows a crush to the big city and is left fending for herself.

Mood & Themes
theatrical producerchurchpre-codesmall town girlcasting couch
Key Collaborators
Thornton Freeland Director James Van Trees Director of Photography James Gibbon Editor Lillie Hayward Screenplay Howard J. Green Screenplay Alberta Stedman Eagan Novel Hal B. Wallis Producer Orry-Kelly Costume Design
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