Sin Takes a Holiday

1930

1h 21m

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5.5/10

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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.

Directors

Paul L. Stein

Writers

Horace Jackson(screenplay by)

Robert Milton(story by)

Dorothy Cairns(story by)

Stars

Constance Bennett

Kenneth MacKenna

Basil Rathbone

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Sylvia Brenner

Gaylord Stanton

Reginald Durant

Grace Lawrence

Mr. Richards

Mr. Sheridan

Annie

Miss Munson

Ruth

Mrs. Lawrence (as Helen Johnson)

Fred Walton

Martin, the Butler

Richard Carle

Wedding Minister (uncredited)

Gino Corrado

Dressmaker (uncredited)

George Davis

Butler at Villa (uncredited)

Rose Dione

Masseuse (uncredited)

Carl M. Leviness

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Alphonse Martell

Man at Roulette Table (uncredited)

William H. O'Brien

Waiter at Royal Club (uncredited)

Directors

Paul L. Stein

Writers

Horace Jackson(screenplay by)

Robert Milton(story by)

Dorothy Cairns(story by)

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6/10

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.

Geronimo196713 Jun, 2022