Young Sinners (1931 film)

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Young Sinners
Directed by John G. Blystone
Written by Maurine Watkins
William Conselman
Based on Young Sinners
by Elmer Harris
Starring Thomas Meighan
Hardie Albright
Dorothy Jordan
Cinematography John F. Seitz
Edited by Ralph Dixon
Distributed by Fox Film Corporation
Release date
  • May 17, 1931 (1931-05-17)(US)
Running time
79 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Young Sinners is an American Pre-Code drama film released on May 17, 1931, directed by John G. Blystone. The screenplay was initially written by Maurine Watkins though the script filmed was William Conselman's, not Watkins'. (Watkin's script is in the archives of 20th Century Fox's produced scripts). Conselman scrapped her screenplay in favor of his own (adaptation, continuity and dialog, according to American Film Institute) based on the play Young Sinners by Elmer Harris (New York, November 28, 1929). [1]

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References

  1. American Film Institute: Catalog of Feature Films Young Sinners, afi.com; retrieved November 26, 2013.