The Moral Sinner

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The Moral Sinner
Famous Players–Lasky Corporation
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release date
  • May 19, 1924 (1924-05-19)
Running time
60 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

The Moral Sinner is a 1924 American

drama film directed by Ralph Ince and written by Willis Goldbeck, Josephine Quirk, and Rita Weiman, based on the 1904 play Leah Kleschna by C. M. S. McLellan. The film stars Dorothy Dalton, James Rennie, Alphonse Ethier, Frederick Lewis, Walter Percival, and Paul McAllister. The film was released on May 19, 1924, by Paramount Pictures.[2][3]

The film is a remake of an early 1913 Adolph Zukor produced film, Leah Kleschna.

Plot

As described in a film magazine review,[4] Anton Kleschna, a crook, has his daughter Leah for an accomplice and utilizes Raoul Berton, son of a French general, as a tool. Paul Sylvain rescues Leah from a burning building and she forms an attachment for him. She is sent to his study to steal the Sylvain diamonds, but is detected by Paul. Raoul appears half drunk, and Paul hides Leah. Meanwhile, Raoul gets the valuables. They are restored to Paul by Leah. She resolves to go straight and works in the fields with the peasants. There Paul finds her and persuades her to become his wife.

Cast

Preservation

With no copies of The Moral Sinner located in any film archives,[5] it is lost film.

References

  1. ^ Leah Kleschna various Broadway productions beginning 1904
  2. All Movie Guide. Archived from the original
    on February 4, 2015. Retrieved February 3, 2015.
  3. ^ "The Moral Sinner". afi.com. Retrieved February 3, 2015.
  4. ^ Pardy, George T. (April 19, 1924). "Box Office Reviews: The Moral Sinner". Exhibitors Trade Review. New York: Exhibitors Review Publishing Corporation: 20. Retrieved November 10, 2022. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  5. ^ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: The Moral Sinner

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