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The Secret Sin
(1915) United States of America
B&W : Five reels
Directed by Frank Reicher

Cast: Blanche Sweet [Edith Martin; and Grace Martin], Hal Clements [Dan Martin], Alice Knowland [Mrs. Martin], Sessue Hayakawa [Lin Foo], Thomas Meighan [Jack Herron]

Jesse L. Lasky Feature Play Company, Incorporated, production; distributed by Paramount Pictures Corporation. / Scenario by Margaret Turnbull, from a screen story by Margaret Turnbull. Art direction by Wilfred Buckland. Assistant director, Frank Lidel. Cinematography by Walter Stradling. / © 12 October 1915 by Jesse L. Lasky Feature Play Company, Incorporated [LU6619]. Released 21 October 1915. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.

Drama.

Synopsis: Synopsis available in AFI-F1 n. F1.3919.

Survival status: Print exists in the Library of Congress film archive.

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Keywords: Drugs: Addiction - Dual roles - Twins

Listing updated: 8 May 2012.

References: AFI-F1 n. F1.3919; Drew-Speaking pp. 214, 286; Tarbox-Lost p. 245 : Website-AFI : with additional information provided by Pete Jones.