Sin of Madelon Claudet [VHS]

Sin of Madelon Claudet [VHS]
by Edgar Selwyn

Sin of Madelon Claudet [VHS]
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Actor: Cliff Edwards, Helen Hayes, Jean Hersholt, Lewis Stone, Neil Hamilton
Director: Edgar Selwyn
Cinematographer: Oliver T. Marsh
Editor: Tom Held
Producer: Irving Thalberg
Writer: Ben Hecht
Writer: Charles MacArthur
Writer: Edward Knoblock
Edition: VHS Tape
Audio: English (Original Language); French (Original Language)
Format: Black & White, NTSC
Running Time: 75 minutes
Release Date: 1994-12-21
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Publisher: MGM (Warner)
Studio: MGM (Warner)

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Movie Review: Forgotten Pre-Code
Summary: 4 Stars

The Sin of Madelon Claudet is the story of a woman (Helen Hayes) whose life brings her more trouble than happiness. She begins as a poor girl enticed by her love for a wealthier painter. The two are desperately in love, but his society and family and friends coerce him away from Madelon, leaving her alone and pregnant. When her son is born, she takes up with a rich friend (Lewis Stone) to get money. When he asks to marry her, she graciously accepts, especially since he has no qualms about her son. However, that relationship leads to disaster as well. She is taken to jail for a crime she did not commit, forcing her son into a poor school. When she gets out, she sacrifices her virtue in order to support him so that he can become a great man.

Helen Hayes is wonderful in this film. She is dainty and very pretty. Her face is like a mature version of Ruby Keeler's. She is a natural actress; one does not notice that she is performing at all.

Lewis Stone is sweet and aristocratic, but his part is relatively small despite his character's impact on the story.

Marie Prevost plays Hayes' friend Rosalie, a noticeable and likable role.

Jean Hersholt plays an understanding character who helps to explain decisions made in the film. He is likable despite his small part.

This film was made before the production code, but it is often neglected as a film from the era. Still, it includes several shocking elements for films of the era including having children out of wedlock, kept women, and crime.

The mechanics of this film were done very well. Although there are some loud silences due to the technology of early sound, the rest is outstanding. Montages are used, a new technique for the time. Also, the makeup used to age Helen Hayes was done very very well. Although Hayes looked quite youthful in reality, she does not look strange in her scenes as an older woman.
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