---
title: 'The Sin of Madelon Claudet (1931)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Edgar Selwyn'
released: '1931-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 74
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-sin-of-madelon-claudet-1931'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0022386/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Sin of Madelon Claudet (1931)

1931 · 74 min · Drama · United States


## Synopsis

The Sin of Madelon Claudet is a 1931 American pre-Code drama film directed by Edgar Selwyn and starring Helen Hayes. The screenplay by Charles MacArthur and Ben Hecht was adapted from the play The Lullaby by Edward Knoblock. It tells the story of a wrongly imprisoned woman who turns to theft and prostitution in order to support her son.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Edgar Selwyn](https://cinepixo.com/people/edgar-selwyn)
- **Screenplay:** [Ben Hecht](https://cinepixo.com/people/ben-hecht), [Charles MacArthur](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-macarthur)
- **Producer:** [Irving Thalberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/irving-thalberg)
- **Director of Photography:** [Oliver T. Marsh](https://cinepixo.com/people/oliver-t-marsh)
- **Editor:** [Tom Held](https://cinepixo.com/people/tom-held)

## Cast

- [Alan Hale](https://cinepixo.com/people/alan-hale)
- [Helen Hayes](https://cinepixo.com/people/helen-hayes)
- [Marie Prevost](https://cinepixo.com/people/marie-prevost)
- [Ed Brady](https://cinepixo.com/people/ed-brady)
- [Karen Morley](https://cinepixo.com/people/karen-morley)
- [Frankie Darro](https://cinepixo.com/people/frankie-darro)
- [Lloyd Ingraham](https://cinepixo.com/people/lloyd-ingraham)
- [Robert Young](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-young-2)
- [Neil Hamilton](https://cinepixo.com/people/neil-hamilton)
- [Jean Hersholt](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-hersholt)
- [Halliwell Hobbes](https://cinepixo.com/people/halliwell-hobbes)
- [Charles Winninger](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-winninger)
- [Lewis Stone](https://cinepixo.com/people/lewis-stone)
- [Cliff Edwards](https://cinepixo.com/people/cliff-edwards)
- [Frank Reicher](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-reicher)

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