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OSCAR WINNER:
Best Actress - Helen Hayes
Movies often visit the theme of a mother’s love, but few match the poignancy and power of 1931's "The Sin of Madelon Claudet." Renowned “First Lady of the American Theatre” Helen Hayes makes her Hollywood debut a most memorable one, winning the "Best Actress" Academy Award for her portrayal of an abandoned young mother whose devotion to her child and desperate sacrifices to provide for him lead her into harlotry.
Charles MacArthur, Hayes' husband, provides the screen adaptation of this sympathetic tale of a woman whose only sin was loving too much.
Original Release
10/24/1931
US Release
10/24/1931
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Helen Hayes | Madelon / Madelon Claudet |
Lewis Stone | Carlo Boretti |
Neil Hamilton | Larry / Larry Maynard |
Robert Young | Dr. Claudet / Dr.Claudet |
Cliff Edwards | Victor / Victor Lebeau |
Jean Hersholt | Dr. Dulac |
Marie Prevost | Rosalie |
Karen Morley | Alice |
Charles Winninger | Photographer |
Alan Hale | Hubert |
Directors
Writers
Edward Knoblock, Ben Hecht, Charles MacArthur
Cast
Name | Character |
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Helen Hayes | Madelon / Madelon Claudet |
Lewis Stone | Carlo Boretti |
Neil Hamilton | Larry / Larry Maynard |
Robert Young | Dr. Claudet / Dr.Claudet |
Cliff Edwards | Victor / Victor Lebeau |
Jean Hersholt | Dr. Dulac |
Marie Prevost | Rosalie |
Karen Morley | Alice |
Charles Winninger | Photographer |
Alan Hale | Hubert |
Halliwell Hobbes | Roget |
Lennox Pawle | St. Jacques |
Russ Powell | Claudet |
Reginald Barlow | Public Assistance Official |
Joseph E. Bernard | Butler Saying Job Already Filled |
Ed Brady | Merchant Seaman |
Nora Cecil | Nasty Prison Nun |
Frankie Darro | Larry Claudet - as a Boy |
Claire Du Brey | Pleasant Prison Nun at Gate |
Sherry Hall | Waiter |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Irving Thalberg | Producer |
Editors
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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1932 | Oscar | Best Actress in a Leading Role | Won |