The Sins of the Children

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The Sins of the Children

"It's the most powerful human story since Talkies began!"

1930

1h 17m

4.3(9 votes)

Drama

Overview

A barber turns down a promising business venture in order to take his sick son to a drier climate out west.

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16 members

Acting

Louis Mann

Adolf

Acting

Robert Montgomery

Nick Higginson

Directing

Elliott Nugent

Johnnie

Acting

Leila Hyams

Alma

Acting

Clara Blandick

Martha Wagenkampf

Acting

Mary Doran

Laura

Acting

Francis X. Bushman Jr.

Ludwig

Acting

Robert McWade

Joe Higginson

Acting

Dell Henderson

Ted Baldwin

Acting

Henry Armetta

Tony

Acting

Jane Reid

Katherine

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James Donlan

Bide Taylor

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Jeane Wood

Muriel Stokes

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Lee Kohlmar

Dr. Heinrich Schmidt

Acting

Philippe De Lacy

Rudolph Wagenkampf as a Child (uncredited)

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Jack Baxley

Tom - Inventory Taker (uncredited)

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