Sinners in Silk

Sinners in Silk
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Directed by	Hobart Henley
Written by	Benjamin Glazer and Carey Wilson
Starring	Eleanor Boardman Adolphe Menjou Hedda Hopper Conrad Nagel Jean Hersholt
Cinematography	John Arnold
Distributed by	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date	September 1, 1924 (1924-09-01)
Running time	60 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

Sinners in Silk is a 1924 silent romantic drama film directed by Hobart Henley. The film stars Eleanor Boardman, Adolphe Menjou, Hedda Hopper, Conrad Nagel, and Jean Hersholt. It was written by Benjamin Glazer and Carey Wilson. ^{[1] [2]}

The film at some point may have been under the working title Free Love. ^[3]

Plot

Arthur Merrill is a roué who continues to celebrate his rejuvenation surgery by taking a girl home - but she turns out to be the sweetheart of his son.

Cast

• Adolphe Menjou as Arthur Merrill
• Eleanor Boardman as Penelope Stevens
• Conrad Nagel as Brock Farley
• Jean Hersholt as Dr. Eustace
• Edward Connelly as Bates
• Jerome Patrick as Jerry Hall
• John Patrick as Bowers
• Hedda Hopper as Mrs. Stevens
• Miss DuPont as Ynez
• Virginia Lee Corbin as Flapper
• Bradley Ward as Ted
• Dorothy Dwan as Rita
• Frank Elliott as Sir Donald Ramsey
• Anna Luther as Mimi (credited as Anne Luther)
• Peggy Elinor as Estelle
• Eugenia Gilbert as Chérie (credited as Eugenie Gilbert)
• Mary Akin as Peggy
• Estelle Clark as Carmelita

Preservation

With no copies of Sinners in Silk located in any film archives, ^[4] it is a lost film. ^[5]

References

1. Progressive Silent Film List: Sinners in Silk at silentera.com
2. The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: Sinners in Silk
3. Pictorial History of the Silent Screen by Daniel Blum, c.1953 (Blum refers to Sinners in Silk as Free Love (under a picture of Hedda Hopper) in his book)
4. Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: Sinners in Silk
5. List of lost MGM films at Nitrateville

External links

• Sinners in Silk at IMDb