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On its original release, the movie recorded a loss of $40,000.<ref name="rko"/> |
On its original release, the movie recorded a loss of $40,000.<ref name="rko"/> |
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[[Constance Bennett]] also starred in one of the most popular films of 1930, [[Common Clay (1930 film)|Common Clay]].<ref>http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/11816878</ref> |
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In 1958, the film entered the [[List of films in the public domain in the United States|public domain in the USA]] due to the copyright claimants failure to renew the [[copyright registration]] in the 28th year after publication.<ref>{{cite journal |last=Pierce |first=David |date=June 2007 |title=Forgotten Faces: Why Some of Our Cinema Heritage Is Part of the Public Domain |journal=Film History: An International Journal |volume=19 |issue=2 |pages=125–43 |issn=0892-2160 |oclc=15122313 |url=http://www.jstor.org/stable/25165419 |accessdate=2012-01-05 |doi=10.2979/FIL.2007.19.2.125 }} See Note #60, pg. 143</ref> |
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Revision as of 19:46, 4 August 2014
| Sin Takes a Holiday | |
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.jpg) Basil Rathbone and Constance Bennett in the film | |
| Directed by | Paul L. Stein |
| Starring | Constance Bennett Basil Rathbone |
| Distributed by | RKO Radio Pictures |
Release date |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $450,000[2] |
| Box office | $623,000[2] |
Sin Takes a Holiday is a 1930 romantic comedy film.
As a plain, poor secretary, sharing an apartment with her friend, Anne (Zasu Pitts), Sylvia Brenner (Constance Bennett) accepts her boss's marriage proposal, even though it's only so he can avoid being dragged into court, with another woman's divorce.
But, when the "Ugly Duckling" returns from 1930's Paris, with her boss's old friend Reggie Durant (Basil Rathbone), she gets everyone's attention.
Plot
Plain, poor secretary Sylvia Brenner (Constance Bennett) is secretly in love with her philandering boss, Gaylord Stanton (Kenneth MacKenna). So, when he asks her to marry him, she accepts. Even when she knows he’s only asking her to avoid being dragged into divorce court, with his “girlfriend” Grace Lawrence (Rita La Roy); and, he sends her away to Europe, so he can carry on with his night life.
When Sylvia returns from Paris, where she has been spending her time with Gaylord’s worldly-wise friend, Reggie Durant (Basil Rathbone), she catches everyone’s eye, and she quickly cleans house.[3]
Cast
- Constance Bennett as Sylvia Brenner
- Kenneth MacKenna as Gaylord Stanton
- Basil Rathbone as Reggie Durant
- Rita La Roy as Grace Lawrence
- Zasu Pitts as Annie[4]
Notes
On its original release, the movie recorded a loss of $40,000.[2]
In 1958, the film entered the public domain in the USA due to the copyright claimants failure to renew the copyright registration in the 28th year after publication.[5]
References
- ^ "Sin Takes a Holiday: Detail View". American Film Institute. Retrieved April 16, 2014.
- ^ a b c Richard Jewel, 'RKO Film Grosses: 1931-1951', Historical Journal of Film Radio and Television, Vol 14 No 1, 1994 p57
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0021377/
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0021377/fullcredits#cast
- ^ Pierce, David (June 2007). "Forgotten Faces: Why Some of Our Cinema Heritage Is Part of the Public Domain". Film History: An International Journal. 19 (2): 125–43. doi:10.2979/FIL.2007.19.2.125. ISSN 0892-2160. OCLC 15122313. Retrieved 2012-01-05. See Note #60, pg. 143
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