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The Street of Sin

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The Street of Sin
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Directed byMauritz Stiller
Ludwig Berger (uncredited)
Lothar Mendes (uncredited)
Written byChandler Sprague (scenario)
Julian Johnson (intertitles)
Story byBenjamin Glazer
Josef von Sternberg
Produced byAdolph Zukor
Jesse Lasky
B. P. Schulberg
Benjamin Glazer
StarringOlga Baclanova
Emil Jannings
Fay Wray
CinematographyBert Glennon
Harry Fischbeck
Victor Milner
Edited byGeorge Nichols Jr.
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release date
  • May 26, 1928 (1928-05-26)
Running time
7 reels; 6,218 feet
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

The Street of Sin is a 1928 American silent drama film directed by Mauritz Stiller. It starred Emil Jannings, Fay Wray, and Olga Baclanova. It was distributed by Paramount Pictures.[1][2]

Cast

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Production

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This was the final film directed by Stiller; he returned to Sweden in November 1927[2] and died from pleurisy in 1928. The film was completed by Ludwig Berger. Although initially scheduled for release in early 1928, it was delayed to allow the reshooting of some scenes at the finish of the film.[3]

Preservation

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With no prints of The Street of Sin located in any film archives,[4] it is a lost film.[5][6]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films 1893-1993: The Street of Sin
  2. ^ a b Progressive Silent Film List: The Street of Sin at silentera.com
  3. ^ "Street of Sin Stopped, Last Command at $2?", Variety, p. 6, January 4, 1928, retrieved February 18, 2024
  4. ^ The Library of Congress / FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: The Street of Sin
  5. ^ The Street of Sin at Arne Andersen's Lost Film Files: Lost Paramount films - 1928
  6. ^ The Street of Sin at TheGreatStars.com; Lost Films Wanted (Wayback Machine)
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