Actors and Sin

Jun 18, 1952

1h 22m

★ 5.2

What goes on when the greasepaint comes off?

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.

Genres

Comedy

Drama

Production Companies

Sid Kuller Productions

Actors and Sin Trailers

Cast

Maurice Tillayou (segment Actor's Blood)

Edward G. Robinson

Orlando Higgens (segment Woman of Sin)

Eddie Albert

Marcia Tillayou (segment Actor's Blood)

Marsha Hunt

Jerome "JB" Cobb (segment Woman of Sin)

Alan Reed

Alfred O'Shea / Narrator (segment Actor's Blood)

Dan O'Herlihy

Miss Flanagan (segment Woman of Sin)

Tracey Roberts

Millicent Egelhofer / Daisy Marcher (segment Woman of Sin)

Jenny Hecht

J.B Cobb

Alan Reed

Movie Hero

John Crawford

Mr. Herbert

Peter Brocco

Mr. Blue

Paul Guilfoyle

Mrs. Egelhofer

Jody Gilbert

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