The Sins of the Children, also known as Father's Day and The Richest Man in the World, is a 1930 American pre-Code drama film, which was produced and directed by Sam Wood and distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
The Sins of the Children | |
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Directed by | Sam Wood |
Produced by | Sam Wood |
Starring | Louis Mann Robert Montgomery Elliott Nugent Ralph Bushman |
Cinematography | Henry Sharp |
Edited by | Frank Sullivan |
Distributed by | MGM |
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Running time | 87 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Plot
editAdolf Wagenkampf, a German immigrant barber on the verge of becoming rich, takes his sickly son away on a two-year stay in a drier climate. The man's partner deems him a failure, but he learns that his family is more important than finance.
Cast
edit- Louis Mann as Adolf Wagenkampf
- Robert Montgomery as Nick Higginson
- Elliott Nugent as Johann Wagenkampf
- Leila Hyams as Alma Wagenkampf
- Clara Blandick as Martha Wagenkampf
- Mary Doran as Laura
- Ralph Bushman as Ludwig Wagenkampf
- Robert McWade as Joe Higginson
- Dell Henderson as Ted Baldwin
- Henry Armetta as Tony
- Jane Reid as Katherine Wagenkampf Taylor
- James Donlan as Bide Taylor
- Jeane Wood as Muriel Stokes
- Lee Kohlmar as Dr Heinrich Schmidt
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