Virtuous Sinners (1919)
50 min
A near-forgotten film, Virtuous Sinners tells the story of Dawn Emerson (Wanda Hawley), an abused wife cast out into the street by her uncaring husband. Rescued by a gang of down-and-out patrons of the “End of the Trail” mission, Dawn soon falls for a dapper mission benefactor, Hamilton Jones (Norman Kerry), who is also a high-end burglar. When a member of the mission gang, McGregor, is run over by a car while saving a child, Hamilton robs a home to pay his medical bills. Ratted out by a informant, Hamilton goes on trial, but Dawn and the rest of the gang – including a young Rudolph Valentino in a bit part – stand by his side.
- Release date
- May 25, 1919
- Country of origin
- United States
Cast
- Norman Kerry as Hamilton Jones
- Wanda Hawley as Dawn Emerson
- Harry Holden as Eli Barker
- David Kirby as Stool Pigeon
- Bert Woodruff as 'Twenty Years' McGregor
- Eunice Woodruff as Child
- Louise Emmons as Member of the Mission
- Dagmar Godowsky as Member of the Mission
- Rudolph Valentino as Member of the Mission
Crew
- Emmett J. Flynn · Director