Charming Sinners

Charming Sinners is a 1929 American pre-Code comedy film directed by Robert Milton and Dorothy Arzner (who was uncredited),^[2] with a screenplay by Doris Anderson adapted from the 1926 play The Constant Wife written by W. Somerset Maugham. The film stars Ruth Chatterton, Clive Brook, Mary Nolan, William Powell, Laura Hope Crews and Florence Eldridge. The film was released on August 17, 1929, by Paramount Pictures.^[3][4]

Charming Sinners
Directed by	Robert Milton Dorothy Arzner (uncredited)
Screenplay by	Doris Anderson
Based on	The Constant Wife by W. Somerset Maugham
Starring	Ruth Chatterton Clive Brook Mary Nolan William Powell Laura Hope Crews Florence Eldridge
Cinematography	Victor Milner
Edited by	Verna Willis
Music by	Karl Hajos W. Franke Harling
Production company	Paramount Pictures
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	July 6, 1929 (1929-07-06) [1]
Running time	66 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

It has been described as a "splendid example of the early talkie period" with use of static camera and dialogue-heavy scenes.^[5]

Plot

The full film

In London, aware of her husband's longstanding affair and feeling neglected, Kathryn Miles flirts with a former flame in a plot to teach her husband a lesson without endangering their marriage.

Cast

• Ruth Chatterton as Kathryn Miles
• Clive Brook as Robert Miles
• Mary Nolan as Anne-Marie Whitley
• William Powell as Karl Kraley
• Laura Hope Crews as Mrs. Carr
• Florence Eldridge as Helen Carr
• Montagu Love as George Whitley
• Juliette Crosby as Margaret
• Lorraine MacLean as Alice
• Claud Allister as Gregson

See also

• List of early sound feature films (1926–1929)