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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. Counting only the first award of each ...
Best Actress: Helen Hayes – The Sin of Madelon Claudet; Best Director: Frank Borzage – Bad Girl; Most Awards: Bad Girl (Best Director and Best Adaptation) and The Champ (Best Actor and Best Original Story) – 2 Note: The Academy Award for Best Picture went to 1932's Grand Hotel.
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 ]
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 ...
A Free Soul is a 1931 American pre-Code drama film directed by ... Stephen places Jan on the witness stand and elicits the full details of her relationship with Ace ...
The Sin of Madelon Claudet (1931) - Larry Claudet - Toddler (uncredited) Stepping Sisters (1932) - Germany (uncredited) A Fool's Advice (1932) - Buster the Kid; Scandal for Sale (1932) - Bobby Strong; Three on a Match (1932) - Robert Kirkwood Jr. Little Orphan Annie (1932) - Mickey; Handle with Care (1932) - Tommy; Frisco Jenny (1932) - Dan as ...
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.