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The Street of Sin
The Street of Sin
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The Street of Sin

1928
1h 10m
Drama

Status

Released

Release

1928

Runtime

1h 10m

Storyline

"The successor to "The Way of All Flesh"---and a worthy one! Jannings' third American-made picture -- and twice as good as the first!"

"Basher Bill," a retired prizefighter turned criminal, pretends to reform by joining a Salvation Army shelter in London run by a pious wraith named Elizabeth. Attracted to Elizabeth (although he is engaged to a street girl named Annie), Bill confesses to a bank robbery, has a spiritual revelation, and decides to go straight. His cast-off sweetheart reports him to the police; then, contrite, she warns Bill of the impending danger. Bill is captured immediately, but he escapes and sacrifices his life to save Elizabeth and the Salvation Army nursery when the rest of the gang use them as a human barricade against the police.

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
1h 10m
May 26, 1928
Languages
English
Director
Mauritz Stiller
Mauritz Stiller
Ludwig Berger
Ludwig Berger
Lothar Mendes
Lothar Mendes
Production
Paramount Pictures
Paramount Pictures
Production Countries
United States of America

Top Cast

13 Cast Members

Emil Jannings

Emil Jannings

Basher Bill

Fay Wray

Fay Wray

Elizabeth

Olga Baclanova

Olga Baclanova

Annie

Ernest W. Johnson

Mr. Smith

George Kotsonaros

Iron Mike

John Gough

John Gough

Crony of Basher Bill

Johnnie Morris

Crony of Basher Bill

John Burdette

Publican

Douglas Haig

Kid Broad

Mug (uncredited)

Jack Herrick

Mug (uncredited)

Joseph Herrick

Mug (uncredited)

James Kilgannon

Mug (uncredited)

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