Sin's Pay Day

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Sin's Pay Day

1932

1h 4m

6.0(5 votes)

Crime

Drama

Overview

A woman married to a defense lawyer leaves him when he refuses to stop defending criminals she believes are guilty.

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10 members

Acting

Dorothy Revier

Iris Markey

Acting

Forrest Stanley

James Markey

Acting

Mickey Rooney

Chubby Dennis

Acting

Harry Semels

Louie Joe

Acting

Alfred Cross

David Lee

Acting

Hal Price

Jake Bernheim

Acting

Lloyd Whitlock

Robert Webb

Acting

Bess Flowers

Jane Webb

Acting

Ben Hall

Henchman Rusty (uncredited)

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Paul Panzer

Derelict drinking milk (uncredited)

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