Actors and Sin with Edward G. Robinson: DVD Cover

    Actors and Sin Director: Lee Garmes, Ben Hecht Cast: Edward G. Robinson, Marsha Hunt, Dan O'Herlihy, Eddie Albert

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    • DVD Release Date: 08/04/2009
    • Original Release: 1952
    • Rating: Not Rated
    • Sales Rank: 20,085

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    Features

    Interview with Marsha Hunt by Joel Blumberg; Original Theatrical Trailer; Before & After; Restoration Example

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    Scene Index

    Disc #1 -- Actors and Sin
    2. New York City [1:25]
    3. Opening Night [5:01]
    4. 1000 Arrows [9:43]
    5. Pure Magic [16:48]
    6. Dinner Party [3:15]
    7. Lights Out [4:14]
    8. Woman Of Sin [:34]
    9. Empire Studio [6:22]
    10. The Walk [4:17]
    11. What's New? [4:00]
    12. Ms Daisy Marcher [6:40]
    13. Sensation [7:49]

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    Editorial Reviews

    At least half of the two-part Actors and Sin is well worth having. Part One, "Actor's Blood," is based on a Ben Hecht tale of theatrical intrigue. Edward G. Robinson plays a Barrymoresque Shakespearean actor whose obsessive control of the life and career of his actress-daughter Marsha Hunt results in disaster. Part Two, "Woman of Sin," is another Ben Hecht yarn, this one satirical in nature. Eddie Albert stars as a Hollywood agent who'd sell his Grandmother to represent the author of a sensationally sexy screenplay titled, yes, Woman of Sin. Much to Albert's surprise (but not ours), the author turns out to be a precocious 9-year-old girl, played by Hecht's own daughter Jenny. Of the two playlets, "Actor's Blood," though ripely melodramatic, scores best in the acting department. "Woman of Sin" is too arch and smug to be consistently funny, while Jenny Hecht is perhaps the greatest argument against nepotism in film history. Ostensibly directed by Ben Hecht (who also produced), Actors and Sin was largely helmed by cinematographer Lee Garmes. Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

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