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Actors and Sin

Actors and Sin

# What goes on when the greasepaint comes off?
Comedy   Drama
📜 Overview: 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.
🌏 Languages Available: English
📆 Date Released: 1952-06-18
⌚ Running Time: 82 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 5.2

Beloved Cast

Edward G. Robinson original image
Maurice Tillayou (segment Actor's Blood)
Edward G. Robinson
Eddie Albert original image
Orlando Higgens (segment Woman of Sin)
Eddie Albert
Marsha Hunt original image
Marcia Tillayou (segment Actor's Blood)
Marsha Hunt
Alan Reed original image
Jerome "JB" Cobb (segment Woman of Sin)
Alan Reed
Dan O'Herlihy original image
Alfred O'Shea / Narrator (segment Actor's Blood)
Dan O'Herlihy
Tracey Roberts original image
Miss Flanagan (segment Woman of Sin)
Tracey Roberts
Jenny Hecht original image
Millicent Egelhofer / Daisy Marcher (segment Woman of Sin)
Jenny Hecht
Alan Reed original image
J.B Cobb
Alan Reed
John Crawford original image
Movie Hero
John Crawford
Peter Brocco original image
Mr. Herbert
Peter Brocco
Paul Guilfoyle original image
Mr. Blue
Paul Guilfoyle
Jody Gilbert original image
Mrs. Egelhofer
Jody Gilbert
George Keymas original image
Producer
George Keymas
Betty Field original image
Betty Field (Woman of Sin sequence) (archive footage)
Betty Field
Louis B. Mayer original image
Louis B. Mayer (Woman of Sin sequence) (archive footage)
Louis B. Mayer
Ben Hecht original image
Narrator (segment "Woman of Sin") (voice)
Ben Hecht
Kathleen Mulqueen original image
Miss Wright (segment Woman of Sin)
Kathleen Mulqueen

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