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Sinners in Silk
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Wikipedia article
'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.[http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/S/SinnersInSilk1924.html Progressive Silent Film List: 'Sinners in Silk'] at silentera.com[http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=12158 The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: 'Sinners in Silk']
The film at some point may have been under the working title 'Free Love'.'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)
Plot
Arthur Merrill is a rou who continues to celebrate his rejuvenation surgery by taking a girl home - but she turns out to be the sweetheart of his son.
Cast
Preservation
With no copies of 'Sinners in Silk' located in any film archives,[http://lcweb2.loc.gov:8081/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.9227/default.html Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: 'Sinners in Silk'] it is a lost film.[http://www.nitrateville.com/viewtopic.php?t=658&sid=51ffa9a401a4a12b52d4b9170f29d134 List of lost MGM films at Nitrateville]
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