Sins of the Fathers (1928)
A hundred Jannings in one picture!
73 min
A married restaurant owner is persuaded to become a bootlegger by a beautiful young girl. When he starts making money at it, she steals it, then runs off with another man. His wife finds out what happened. Complications ensue.
- Release date
- December 28, 1928
- Country of origin
- United States
- Music
- Hugo Riesenfeld
Cast
- Emil Jannings as Wilhelm Spengler
- Ruth Chatterton as Greta Blanke
- Barry Norton as Tom Spengler
- Jean Arthur as Mary Spengler
- Jack Luden as Otto Schmidt
- Zasu Pitts as Mother Spengler
- Matthew Betz as Gus Newman
- Harry Cording as The Hijacker
- Arthur Housman as The Count
- Frank Reicher as The Eye Specialist
Crew
- Ludwig Berger · Director
- Norman Burnstine · Writer
- Julian Johnson · Writer
- E. Lloyd Sheldon · Writer
- Ludwig Berger · Producer
- Hugo Riesenfeld · Composer
- Victor Milner · Cinematographer
- Frances Marsh · Editor