Sin's Pay Day is a 1932 American pre-Code crime film directed by George B. Seitz and starring Lloyd Whitlock, Dorothy Revier and Mickey Rooney.[1] It was produced on Poverty Row as a second feature.[2] It was later reissued under the alternative title Slums of New York with advertising material devoting greater attention to child actor Rooney, who had since emerged as a star at MGM.
| Sin's Pay Day | |
|---|---|
 Poster using the films alternative title | |
| Directed by | George B. Seitz |
| Written by | Betty Burbridge Gene Morgan |
| Produced by | Ralph M. Like Cliff P. Broughton |
| Starring | Lloyd Whitlock Dorothy Revier Mickey Rooney |
| Cinematography | Jules Cronjager |
| Edited by | Byron Robinson |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Mayfair Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 61 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot
editAttorney Robert Webb makes a good living as a defense lawyer for gangsters. This disgusts his wife, who leaves him and goes to set up a charitable clinic. After getting a notorious mob leader acquitted on a technicality, Webb develops a conscience and turns to alcohol letting his practice collapse. Living on the streets, he is befriended by a boy who helps him gain his self-respect. When the boy is then killed by a bullet fired from a gangster's gun, Webb goes undercover to pose as a defense lawyer once more while secretly recording the incriminating conversation, which he turns over to the police. A reformed man, he and his wife reconcile.
Cast
edit- Lloyd Whitlock as Robert Webb
- Dorothy Revier as Iris Markey
- Mickey Rooney as Chubby Dennis
- Forrest Stanley as James Markey
- Bess Flowers as Jane Webb
- Hal Price as Jake Bernheim
- Harry Semels as Louie Joe
- Paul Panzer as Derelict Drinking Milk
References
edit- ^ Hal Erickson (2012). "Sin's Pay Day review". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on November 4, 2012. Retrieved June 25, 2011.
- ^ Pitts p.242
Bibliography
edit- Pitts, Michael R. Poverty Row Studios, 1929–1940: An Illustrated History of 55 Independent Film Companies, with a Filmography for Each. McFarland & Company, 2005.
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