The Sin of Madelon Claudet

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The Sin of Madelon Claudet is a 1931 drama film best known for Helen Hayes’s Oscar-winning performance as a devoted mother who endures years of hardship and sacrifice.

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instanceOf film
awardReceived Academy Award for Best Actress
basedOn The Lullaby by Edward Knoblock NERFINISHED
blackAndWhite true
character Madelon Claudet NERFINISHED
cinematographyBy Oliver T. Marsh NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
director Edgar Selwyn NERFINISHED
distributedIn United States theaters
distributor Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
editedBy Conrad A. Nervig NERFINISHED
era early sound film era
featuresCharacterRole unwed mother
genre drama film
hasAwardedPerformanceBy Helen Hayes NERFINISHED
hasFilmFormat theatrical feature film
hasStarPerformance Helen Hayes as Madelon Claudet
hasTheme motherhood
redemption
sacrifice
social stigma
isPartOfFilmographyOf Edgar Selwyn NERFINISHED
Helen Hayes NERFINISHED
Irving Thalberg NERFINISHED
language English
leadActor Helen Hayes NERFINISHED
motionPictureRatingSystem pre-MPAA code era
musicBy William Axt NERFINISHED
notableFor Helen Hayes’s Oscar-winning performance
originalLanguage English
partOf Pre-Code Hollywood films NERFINISHED
plotSummary A devoted mother endures years of hardship and sacrifice for her son
producer Irving Thalberg NERFINISHED
productionCompany Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
releaseDate October 24, 1931
releaseYear 1931
runtimeMinutes 75
screenwriter Ben Hecht NERFINISHED
Charles MacArthur NERFINISHED
setInPeriod early 20th century
starring Cliff Edwards NERFINISHED
Helen Hayes NERFINISHED
Jean Hersholt NERFINISHED
Lewis Stone NERFINISHED
Marie Prevost NERFINISHED
Neil Hamilton NERFINISHED

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Helen Hayes notableWork The Sin of Madelon Claudet
Edgar Selwyn notableWork The Sin of Madelon Claudet