Synthetic Sin
“If you had to be bad...could you make good?”
1929•1h 12m•10.0•Released
Comedy
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.
Director
William A. Seiter
Writer
Fanny Hatton, Thomas J. Geraghty, Frederic Hatton
Languages
English
Studio
First National Pictures
Cast
Colleen Moore
Betty Fairfax
Antonio Moreno
Donald Anthony
Edythe Chapman
Mrs. Fairfax
Kathryn McGuire
Margery, Betty's sister
Gertrude Howard
Cassie / de: Mandy
Gertrude Astor
Sheila Kelly
Ray Turner
Sam
Montagu Love
Brandy Mulane
Ben Hendricks Jr.
Frank
Philip Sleeman
Tony
Dick Gordon
Member of Frank's Gang
Production
Company
First National Pictures
Producer
John McCormick
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