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Drama

Sin Takes a Holiday

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Dowdy Sylvia accepts her boss' marriage proposal, even though he only asked her to avoid marriage to another woman. As a wealthy wife, Sylvia changes from ugly duckling to uninhibited swan and even contemplates having an affair with a man she meets during a trip to Paris.

Release Date : 1930-11-10

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Pathé Exchange

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Constance Bennett

Character Name : Sylvia Brenner

Original Name : Constance Bennett

Gender : Female

Kenneth MacKenna

Character Name : Gaylord Stanton

Original Name : Kenneth MacKenna

Gender : Male

Basil Rathbone

Character Name : Reginald Durant

Original Name : Basil Rathbone

Gender : Male

Rita La Roy

Character Name : Grace Lawrence

Original Name : Rita La Roy

Gender : Female

Louis John Bartels

Character Name : Mr. Richards

Original Name : Louis John Bartels

Gender : Male

John Roche

Character Name : Mr. Sheridan

Original Name : John Roche

Gender : Male

Zasu Pitts

Character Name : Annie

Original Name : Zasu Pitts

Gender : Female

Kendall Lee

Character Name : Miss Munson

Original Name : Kendall Lee

Gender : Female

Muriel Finley

Character Name : Ruth

Original Name : Muriel Finley

Gender : Female

Judith Wood

Character Name : Mrs. Lawrence (as Helen Johnson)

Original Name : Judith Wood

Gender : Female

Fred Walton

Character Name : Martin, the Butler

Original Name : Fred Walton

Gender : Male

Richard Carle

Character Name : Wedding Minister (uncredited)

Original Name : Richard Carle

Gender : Male

Gino Corrado

Character Name : Dressmaker (uncredited)

Original Name : Gino Corrado

Gender : Male

George Davis

Character Name : Butler at Villa (uncredited)

Original Name : George Davis

Gender : Male

Rose Dione

Character Name : Masseuse (uncredited)

Original Name : Rose Dione

Gender : Female

Carl M. Leviness

Character Name : Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Original Name : Carl M. Leviness

Gender : Male

Alphonse Martell

Character Name : Man at Roulette Table (uncredited)

Original Name : Alphonse Martell

Gender : Male

William H. O'Brien

Character Name : Waiter at Royal Club (uncredited)

Original Name : William H. O'Brien

Gender : Male

Gertrude Short

Character Name : Bobbie (uncredited)

Original Name : Gertrude Short

Gender : Female

Stanhope Wheatcroft

Character Name : Ship’s Passenger (uncredited)

Original Name : Stanhope Wheatcroft

Gender : Male

Leo White

Character Name : Photographer (uncredited)

Original Name : Leo White

Gender : Male

Florence Wix

Character Name : Ship’s Passenger (uncredited)

Original Name : Florence Wix

Gender : Female

Reviews

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CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2022-06-13

Quite an enjoyable, if forgettable, far fetched yarn about a successful lawyer "Gaylord Stanton" (Kenneth MacKenna) who, fed up with constant harassment from his female clients, asks his secretary "Sylvia" (Constance Brenner) if she would marry him. Sceptical, at first, then quickly realising that it could completely transfer her drab existence, she accepts. This marriage of convenience is exactly that, and she duly sets off on a trip to Paris where she encounters an old acquaintance "Reggie Durant" (Basil Rathbone). He takes a shine to her and she does likewise with him so they return home so she can seek a divorce. Meantime MacKenna has got himself into a similar stew with Rita la Roy (real name Ina May Stewart in case you think that name might not have been made up!) and, of course, things don't quite go according to plan for anyone. It's quite witty in parts and the story is quite clever. Much of the delivery, however, is a bit flat and it's all a bit too overly-staged for me, but worth a watch - if only to see Rathbone (at almost 40 years of age) looking like a gent half that age.