Synthetic Sin

"If you had to be bad...could you make good?"

1929 1h 12m EN

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10.0

MASTERPIECE

★10.0TMDB · 1

Comedy

Synopsis

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A young woman impulsively marries a young playwright who whisks her away to New York promises her a role in his next production. Unfortunately the production is a disaster and her husband proclaims her unfit for the role. Rather then return home in defeat, she stays in New York and accidentally gets involved with some vicious gangsters.

“If you had to be bad...could you make good?”

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Cast

Colleen Moore
Betty Fairfax
Antonio Moreno
Donald Anthony
Edythe Chapman
Mrs. Fairfax
Kathryn McGuire
Margery, Betty's sister
Gertrude Howard
Cassie / de: Mandy
Gertrude Astor
Sheila Kelly
Ray Turner
Sam
Montagu Love
Brandy Mulane

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: William A. Seiter
Writers: Thomas J. Geraghty, Frederic Hatton, Fanny Hatton
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 72-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 8

ERA

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97 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by William A. Seiter, shot by Sidney Hickox. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

CAST

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Colleen Moore and Antonio Moreno and Edythe Chapman carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "If you had to be bad...could you make good?".

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0020471 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

William A. Seiter directs. Sidney Hickox behind the camera. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 72-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
297 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by William A. Seiter, shot by Sidney Hickox. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Colleen Moore and Antonio Moreno and Edythe Chapman carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "If you had to be bad...could you make good?".
7IMDB entry: tt0020471 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.