Actors and Sin
“What goes on when the greasepaint comes off?”
1952•NR•1h 22m•6.3•Released
ComedyDrama
Two-part story--the first is about a washed-up Broadway actor and his tough daughter, who is a bigger star than he is; the second is about a literary agent whose newest client--a nine-year-old boy--is the author of a borderline pornographic book.
Director
Ben Hecht
Writer
Ben Hecht
Languages
English
Studio
Sid Kuller Productions
Cast
Edward G. Robinson
Maurice Tillayou (segment Actor's Blood)
Eddie Albert
Orlando Higgens (segment Woman of Sin)
Marsha Hunt
Marcia Tillayou (segment Actor's Blood)
Alan Reed
Jerome "JB" Cobb (segment Woman of Sin)
Dan O'Herlihy
Alfred O'Shea / Narrator (segment Actor's Blood)
Tracey Roberts
Miss Flanagan (segment Woman of Sin)
Jenny Hecht
Millicent Egelhofer / Daisy Marcher (segment Woman of Sin)
Alan Reed
J.B Cobb
John Crawford
Movie Hero
Peter Brocco
Mr. Herbert
Paul Guilfoyle
Mr. Blue
Jody Gilbert
Mrs. Egelhofer
George Keymas
Producer
Betty Field
Betty Field (Woman of Sin sequence) (archive footage)
Louis B. Mayer
Louis B. Mayer (Woman of Sin sequence) (archive footage)
Production
Company
Sid Kuller Productions
Producer
Ben Hecht
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