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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.
A Free Soul was released on DVD by Warner Home Video on March 8, 2008 (along with The Divorcee, also starring Norma Shearer), as one of five pre-Code films in the TCM Archives - Forbidden Hollywood Collection, Vol. 2 DVD box set.
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 ]
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.
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 Lady Refuses (1931) as Sir James - Lawyer (uncredited) Five and Ten (1931) as Hopkins (uncredited) The Woman Between (1931) as Barton - the Butler; The Sin of Madelon Claudet (1931) as Roget; Platinum Blonde (1931) as Butler; Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931) as Brig. Gen. Danvers Carew; Forbidden (1932) as Florist (uncredited) Lovers ...
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 Galloping Ghost (1931, Serial) - The Crippled Stranger; Grief Street (1931) - 'Pop', Newspaper City Editor (uncredited) The Sin of Madelon Claudet (1931) - Felix - the Headwaiter (uncredited) The Lightning Warrior (1931, Serial) - Pierre La Farge; Single-Handed Sanders (1932) - Sheriff Murray (uncredited) Arsène Lupin (1932) - Lupin's ...