CHARMING SINNERS (1929) Ruth Chatterton, Clive Brook & Mary Nolan | Romance | B&W | Golden Age Film

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Charming Sinners is a 1929 American pre-Code comedy film directed by Robert Milton and Dorothy Arzner (who was uncredited), with a screenplay by Doris Anderson adapted from the 1926 play The Constant Wife written by W. Somerset Maugham. The film stars Ruth Chatterton, Clive Brook, Mary Nolan, William Powell, Laura Hope Crews and Florence Eldridge. The film was released on August 17, 1929, by Paramount Pictures.

It has been described as a "splendid example of the early talkie period" with use of static camera and dialogue-heavy scenes.

Synopsis

In London, aware of her husband's longstanding affair and feeling neglected, Kathryn Miles flirts with a former flame in a plot to teach her husband a lesson without endangering their marriage.

Cast & Crew

Ruth Chatterton as Kathryn Miles
Clive Brook as Robert Miles
Mary Nolan as Anne-Marie Whitley
William Powell as Karl Kraley
Laura Hope Crews as Mrs. Carr
Florence Eldridge as Helen Carr
Montagu Love as George Whitley
Juliette Crosby as Margaret
Lorraine MacLean as Alice
Claud Allister as Gregson

Directed by:
Robert Milton
Dorothy Arzner (uncredited)
Screenplay by:
Doris Anderson
Based on:
The Constant Wife by W. Somerset Maugham
Cinematography:
Victor Milner
Edited by:
Verna Willis
Music by:
Karl Hajos
W. Franke Harling
Production Company:
Paramount Pictures
Distributed by:
Paramount Pictures
Release Date:
July 6, 1929
Running Time:
66 minutes
Country:
United States
Language:
English