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Jul 8, 2014 · Charles MacArthur, Hayes' husband, provides the screen adaptation of this sympathetic tale of a woman whose only sin was loving too much. OSCAR WINNER:Best Actress - Helen HayesMovies often visit...
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When neglected wife Alice (Karen Morley) decides to leave her doctor husband Lawrence (Robert Young), his friend Dr. Dulac (Jean Hersholt) stops her and tells her the life story of another woman, the French Madelon Claudet (born May 7, 1878) (Helen Hayes), who was persuaded by her American boyfriend, artist Larry Maynard (Neil Hamilton), to run awa...
The film originally was titled The Lullaby. Following its first preview, it was panned by critics, who were impressed by Hayes in her sound film debut after a couple of silent films, but thought the plot was conventional and sappy. Producer Irving Thalberg called in playwright Charles MacArthur, who was Hayes' husband, to doctor the script. He thor...
In his review in The New York Times, Mordaunt Hall wrote "[Helen Hayes'] superb portrayal in a difficult role leaves only the regret that the powers that be did not see fit to have her make her screen début in a more cheerful study...The Sin of Madelon Claudetis a sorrowful chronicle which will undoubtedly have a strong popular appeal. It is endowe...
Venice Film Festival Audience Referendum for Most Touching Film - Edgar SelwynThe Sin of Madelon Claudet at IMDbThe Sin of Madelon Claudet at the TCM Movie DatabaseThe Sin of Madelon Claudet at AllMovieThe Sin of Madelon Claudet at the American Film Institute CatalogThe Sin of Madelon Claudet: Directed by Edgar Selwyn. With Helen Hayes, Lewis Stone, Neil Hamilton, Robert Young. Out of jail for a crime she did not commit, Madelon turns to prostitution and thievery to send her illegitimate son to medical school.
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- Crime, Drama, Romance
- Edgar Selwyn
- 1931-10-24
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Jun 30, 2011 · An abandoned young mother's devotion to her child makes her willing to make any and all sacrifices including a descent into prostitution to ensure her beloved child's future. Hayes' husband ...
The Sin of Madelon Claudet is a 1931 American pre-Code drama film directed by Edgar Selwyn and starring Helen Hayes. The screenplay by Charles MacArthur and Ben Hecht was adapted from the play The Lullaby by Edward Knoblock.
Sin Of Madelon Claudet, The -- (Movie Clip) A Remarkable Child! Well-heeled and living in Paris, Madelon (Helen Hayes) drops in on friends Victor (Cliff Edwards) and Rosalie (Marie Prevost) who care for her secret child, in The Sin Of Madelon Claudet, 1931.
