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They Call It Sin

6.019321h 9mMovieDrama

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.

DirectorThornton Freeland
WritersLillie Hayward·Howard J. Green
ProducerHal B. Wallis

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Cast · Directed by Thornton Freeland

LYLoretta Young
Loretta Young
Marion Cullen
GBGeorge Brent
George Brent
Dr. Tony Travers
UMUna Merkel
Una Merkel
Dixie Dare
DMDavid Manners
David Manners
James E. 'Jimmy' Decker
HVHelen Vinson
Helen Vinson
Enid Hollister
LCLouis Calhern
Louis Calhern
Ford Humphries
JCJoseph Cawthorn
Joseph Cawthorn
Mr. Hollister
NWNella Walker
Nella Walker
Mrs. Hollister
EPElizabeth Patterson
Elizabeth Patterson
Mrs. Cullen
EAErville Alderson
Erville Alderson
Mr. Cullen
MBMarion Byron
Marion Byron
Soda Jerk (uncredited)
RKRoscoe Karns
Roscoe Karns
Brad - Rehearsal Director (uncredited)

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