The Street of Sin

The Street of Sin is a 1928 American silent drama film directed by Mauritz Stiller. It starred Emil Jannings, Fay Wray, and Olga Baclanova. It was distributed by Paramount Pictures.^[1][2]

The Street of Sin
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Directed by	Mauritz Stiller Ludwig Berger (uncredited) Lothar Mendes (uncredited)
Written by	Chandler Sprague (scenario) Julian Johnson (intertitles)
Story by	Benjamin Glazer Josef von Sternberg
Produced by	Adolph Zukor Jesse Lasky B. P. Schulberg Benjamin Glazer
Starring	Olga Baclanova Emil Jannings Fay Wray
Cinematography	Bert Glennon Harry Fischbeck Victor Milner
Edited by	George Nichols Jr.
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	May 26, 1928 (1928-05-26)
Running time	7 reels; 6,218 feet
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

Cast

• Olga Baclanova as Annie
• Emil Jannings as "Basher" Bill
• Fay Wray as Elizabeth
• Ernest W. Johnson as Mr. Smith
• George Kotsonaros as Iron Mike
• John Gough as Crony of Basher Bill
• Johnnie Morris as Crony of Basher Bill
• John Burdette as Publican

Production

This was the final film directed by Stiller; he returned to Sweden in November 1927^[2] and died from pleurisy in 1928. The film was completed by Ludwig Berger. Although initially scheduled for release in early 1928, it was delayed to allow the reshooting of some scenes at the finish of the film.^[3]

Preservation

With no prints of The Street of Sin located in any film archives,^[4] it is a lost film.^[5][6]

See also

• List of lost films