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Sin Takes a Holiday( 1930)

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Overview

Dowdy Sylvia accepts her boss' marriage proposal, even though he only asked her to avoid marriage to another woman. As a wealthy wife, Sylvia changes from ugly duckling to uninhibited swan and even contemplates having an affair with a man she meets during a trip to Paris.

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      Constance Bennett

      Sylvia Brenner

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      Kenneth MacKenna

      Gaylord Stanton

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      Basil Rathbone

      Reginald Durant

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      Rita La Roy

      Grace Lawrence

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      Louis John Bartels

      Mr. Richards

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      John Roche

      Mr. Sheridan

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      Zasu Pitts

      Annie

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      Kendall Lee

      Miss Munson

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      Muriel Finley

      Ruth

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      Judith Wood

      Mrs. Lawrence (as Helen Johnson)

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      Fred Walton

      Martin, the Butler

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      Richard Carle

      Wedding Minister (uncredited)

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      Gino Corrado

      Dressmaker (uncredited)

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      George Davis

      Butler at Villa (uncredited)

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      Rose Dione

      Masseuse (uncredited)

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      Carl M. Leviness

      Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

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      Alphonse Martell

      Man at Roulette Table (uncredited)

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      William H. O'Brien

      Waiter at Royal Club (uncredited)

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      Gertrude Short

      Bobbie (uncredited)

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      Stanhope Wheatcroft

      Ship’s Passenger (uncredited)

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      Leo White

      Photographer (uncredited)

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      Florence Wix

      Ship’s Passenger (uncredited)

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    A review by CinemaSerf

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    Written by CinemaSerf on Mon Jun 13 2022
    Quite an enjoyable, if forgettable, far fetched yarn about a successful lawyer "Gaylord Stanton" (Kenneth MacKenna) who, fed up with constant harassment from his female clients, asks his secretary "Sylvia" (Constance Brenner) if she would marry him. Sceptical, at first, then quickly realising that it could completely transfer her drab existence, she accepts. This marriage of convenience is exactly that, and she duly sets off on a trip to Paris where she encounters an old acquaintance "Reggie Durant" (Basil Rathbone). He takes a shine to her and she does likewise with him so they return home so ...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    -

    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • france
    • paris, france
    • marriage of convenience
    • secretary
    • lawyer
    • divorce
    • extramarital affair
    • pre-code
    • courtship
    • shipboard
    • sham marriage