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The Sin of Madelon Claudet is a 1931 American pre-Code drama film directed by Edgar Selwyn and starring Helen Hayes. The screenplay by Charles MacArthur and Ben Hecht was adapted from the play The Lullaby by Edward Knoblock. It tells the story of a wrongly imprisoned woman who turns to theft and prostitution in order to support her son.
Between 1932 and 1980, Hayes received a total of six competitive awards. She was the first woman and the first performer to win all four. Hayes was also the first person to win the Triple Crown of Acting , with individual acting wins in each of the Emmy, Oscar, and Tony awards, winning her third in 1953.
Edgar Selwyn (October 20, 1875 – February 13, 1944) was an American actor, playwright, director and producer on Broadway.A prominent figure in American theatre and film in the first half of the 20th century, he founded a theatrical production company with his brother, Archibald Selwyn, and owned a number of Selwyn Theatres in the United States.
The 1st ceremony was held in 1932, when Helen Hayes received the Volpi Cup for the title role in The Sin of Madelon Claudet (1931)—this was the only time that the award was chosen by public voting. [2] From 1942 to 1945, the festival was suspended because of World War II.
1931/32: Helen Hayes ‡ Madelon Claudet: The Sin of Madelon Claudet [10] Marie Dressler: Emma Thatcher Smith: Emma: Lynn Fontanne: The Actress: The Guardsman: 1932/33: Katharine Hepburn ‡ Eva Lovelace: Morning Glory [11] May Robson: Apple Annie Lady for a Day: Diana Wynyard: Jane Marryot: Cavalcade: 1934: Claudette Colbert ‡ Ellie Andrews ...
Helen Hayes MacArthur (née Brown; October 10, 1900 – March 17, 1993) [1] was an American actress. Often referred to as the "First Lady of American Theatre", she was the second person and first woman to win the EGOT (an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar, and a Tony Award), and the first person to win the Triple Crown of Acting.
The 5th Academy Awards were held by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on November 18, 1932, [1] at the Ambassador Hotel [1] in Los Angeles, California, hosted by Conrad Nagel. [1] Films screened in Los Angeles between August 1, 1931, and July 31, 1932, were eligible to receive awards. [ 1 ]
Gun Smoke (1931) as Tack Gillup; God's Gift to Women (1931) as John Churchill; Night Nurse (1931) as Dr. Arthur Bell; Children of Dreams (1931) as Dr. Joe Thompson; The Sin of Madelon Claudet (1931) as M. Novella, Photographer; Flying High (1931) as Doctor Brown; Husband's Holiday (1931) as Mr. Reid; Social Register (1934) as Jonesie; Show Boat ...