The Popular Sin Explained

The Popular Sin
Director:	Malcolm St. Clair
Producer:	William LeBaron Jesse L. Lasky Adolph Zukor
Screenplay:	Monta Bell James Ashmore Creelman
Starring:	Florence Vidor Clive Brook Greta Nissen Philip Strange George Beranger Iris Gray
Cinematography:	Lee Garmes
Studio:	Famous Players–Lasky Corporation
Distributor:	Paramount Pictures
Runtime:	70 minutes
Country:	United States
Language:	Silent (English intertitles)

The Popular Sin is a 1926 American silent comedy film directed by Malcolm St. Clair, written by Monta Bell and James Ashmore Creelman, and starring Florence Vidor, Clive Brook, Greta Nissen, Philip Strange, George Beranger, and Iris Gray. It was released on November 22, 1926, by Paramount Pictures.^{[1] [2]}

Cast

• Florence Vidor as Yvonne Montfort
• Clive Brook as Jean Corot
• Greta Nissen as La Belle Toulaise
• Philip Strange as George Montfort
• George Beranger as Alphonse Martin
• Iris Gray as Lulu

Preservation

With no prints of The Popular Sin located in any film archives, it is currently a lost film. Only fragments of reel 6 are in the Library of Congress collection.^{[3] [4] [5]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Movie Review - Popular Sin - THE SCREEN - NYTimes.com. nytimes.com. February 8, 2015.
2. Web site: The Popular Sin. afi.com. February 8, 2015.
3. http://memory.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.2121/default.html The Library of Congress / FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: The Popular Sin
4. http://www.silentsaregolden.com/arneparamountpictures.html The Popular Sin at Arne Andersen's Lost Film File: lost Paramount Pictures films for - 1926
5. http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/P/PopularSin1926.html Progressive Silent Film List: The Popular Sin