Bringemovies
← Browse Movies
Actors and Sin
TITLE DETAILS

Actors and Sin

1952-06-18 · 82 min · ★ 6.3

Comedy · Drama

Two-part story--the first is about a washed-up Broadway actor and his tough daughter, who is a bigger star than he is; the second is about a literary agent whose newest client--a nine-year-old boy--is the author of a borderline pornographic book.

Open detail page

Trailers are previews, not full movies.

No authorized playback source configured. Use the legal watch options below.

Production details

Directors
Ben Hecht
Production companies
Sid Kuller Productions
Countries
United States of America
Status
Released

Top Cast

Edward G. RobinsonEdward G. RobinsonMaurice Tillayou (segment Actor's Blood)
Eddie AlbertEddie AlbertOrlando Higgens (segment Woman of Sin)
Marsha HuntMarsha HuntMarcia Tillayou (segment Actor's Blood)
Alan ReedAlan ReedJerome "JB" Cobb (segment Woman of Sin)
Dan O'HerlihyDan O'HerlihyAlfred O'Shea / Narrator (segment Actor's Blood)
Tracey RobertsTracey RobertsMiss Flanagan (segment Woman of Sin)
Jenny HechtMillicent Egelhofer / Daisy Marcher (segment Woman of Sin)
Alan ReedAlan ReedJ.B Cobb
John CrawfordJohn CrawfordMovie Hero
Peter BroccoPeter BroccoMr. Herbert
Paul GuilfoylePaul GuilfoyleMr. Blue
Jody GilbertJody GilbertMrs. Egelhofer
George KeymasGeorge KeymasProducer
Betty FieldBetty FieldBetty Field (Woman of Sin sequence) (archive footage)
Louis B. MayerLouis B. Mayer (Woman of Sin sequence) (archive footage)
Ben HechtBen HechtNarrator (segment "Woman of Sin") (voice)
Kathleen MulqueenMiss Wright (segment Woman of Sin)

Title information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.

Where to watch

Availability provided by JustWatch via TMDb. Offers can change. Provider links are listed on TMDb; full playback requires a separately authorized source.

Availability not listed for this country.

Recommendations

Feel the Beat
★ 7.5
Feel the Beat2020Comedy · Drama

After failing to make it on Broadway, April returns to her hometown and reluctantly begins training a misfit group of young dancers for a competition.

Love Happy
★ 5.8
Love Happy1949Comedy

The Marx Brothers help young Broadway hopefuls when they get mixed up with gangsters due to a tin of sardines containing Romanoff diamonds.

It Runs in the Family
★ 6.0
It Runs in the Family2003Comedy · Drama

This is the story of a dysfunctional New York family, and their attempts to reconcile

The Good Half
★ 6.2
The Good Half2024Comedy · Drama

Renn Wheeland returns home to Cleveland for his mother's funeral. Once there, he forges new relationships while healing old ones, before confronting his problems and trying to face his grief.

Chloe and Theo
★ 5.9
Chloe and Theo2015Comedy · Drama

A young woman, Chloe, living by her wits on the streets of New York City, has a chance meeting with a wise Inuit Eskimo, Theo, who was sent to New York by his elders to provide a message to the people of the world – We either change our destructive was or be destroyed by them. Chloe, who has been searching for something to believe in, becomes inspired by Theo and , with the help of a kind lawyer, Monica, the three of them present Theo’s story to the United Nations in hopes of creating a better future for all of us.

Don't Think Twice
★ 6.4
Don't Think Twice2016Comedy · Drama

An improv group deals with several crises, including the loss of their lease and one member hitting the big time.

Class Act
★ 6.3
Class Act1992Comedy · Drama

Duncan is a genius straight A student, Blade is ajuvenile delinquent. But because of a mix up with their school records, everyone thinks each is the other one. Now, Duncan kind of likes the attention from being thought of as a real bad dude, if only the school bully would stop trying to rough him up. And Blade definitely likes being thought of as important instead of as trouble.

Best Man Down
★ 6.6
Best Man Down2012Comedy · Drama

A newlywed couple cancels their honeymoon and returns to the snowy Midwest to make the funeral arrangements for their best man, who died unexpectedly after their ceremony.

Wish I Was Here
★ 6.5
Wish I Was Here2014Comedy · Drama

Aidan Bloom, a struggling actor, father and husband, is 35 years old and still trying to find a purpose for his life. He and his wife are barely getting by financially and Aidan passes his time by fantasizing about being the great futuristic Space-Knight he'd always dreamed he'd be as a little kid. When his ailing father can no longer afford to pay for private school for his two kids and the only available public school is on its last legs, Aidan reluctantly agrees to attempt to home-school them. Through teaching them about life his way, Aidan gradually discovers some of the parts of himself he couldn't find.

Sometimes Always Never
★ 6.4
Sometimes Always Never2019Comedy · Drama

Alan is a stylish tailor with moves as sharp as his suits. He has spent years searching tirelessly for his missing son Michael who stormed out over a game of Scrabble. With a body to identify and his family torn apart, Alan must repair the relationship with his youngest son and solve the mystery of an online player who he thinks could be Michael, so he can finally move on and reunite his family.

Gabriel Iglesias: Hot and Fluffy
★ 7.5
Gabriel Iglesias: Hot and Fluffy2007Comedy

Gabriel Iglesias is one of the fastest-rising comics today! With his unique brand of humor, lovable stage presence and wide range of voices and impressions, it's no wonder that he already has a huge fan following. Now you can see Comedy Central's "Comic of the Year" in his sold-out performance at the historic Fox Theatre in Bakersfield, California!

Uptown Girls
★ 7.1
Uptown Girls2003Comedy · Drama

Molly Gunn, the freewheeling daughter of a deceased rock legend, is forced to get a job when her manager steals her money. As nanny to Ray - the precocious, oft-ignored daughter of a music executive - she learns what it means to be an adult while teaching Ray how to be a child.

Deathtrap
★ 6.7
Deathtrap1982Comedy

A Broadway playwright puts murder in his plan to take credit for a student's script.

Kid Galahad
★ 6.2
Kid Galahad1962Drama

After completing military service, Walter Gulick takes a job as a sparring partner at a gym, the owner of which sees potential in Walter as a professional fighter—and takes him under his wing.

Wild Oats
★ 6.1
Wild Oats2016Comedy · Drama

Everything changes for Eva when she receives an insurance settlement check accidentally made out for $5,000,000 instead of the expected $50,000. She and her best friend take the money and head out for the adventure of a lifetime.

Much Ado About Nothing
★ 6.8
Much Ado About Nothing2013Comedy

A modern retelling of Shakespeare's classic comedy about two pairs of lovers with different takes on romance and a way with words.

The Trip to Italy
★ 6.3
The Trip to Italy2014Comedy · Drama

Years after their successful restaurant review tour of Northern England, Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon are commissioned for a new tour in Italy.

Chang Can Dunk
★ 6.7
Chang Can Dunk2023Comedy · Drama

Chang, a 16-year-old, Asian American, bets the high school basketball star that he can dunk by Homecoming. The bet leads 5' 8" Chang on a quest to learn to dunk—not only to impress his crush, Kristy, but to gain the respect of his high school peers too. But before he can rise up and truly throw one down, he'll have to reexamine everything he knows about himself, his friendships and his family.

Auntie Mame
★ 7.0
Auntie Mame1958Comedy · Drama

Mame Dennis, a progressive and independent woman of the 1920s, is left to care for her nephew Patrick after his wealthy father dies. Conflict ensues when the executor of the father's estate objects to the aunt's lifestyle and tries to force her to send Patrick to prep school.

Plunder Road
★ 6.9
Plunder Road1957Drama

A spectacular heist starts to unravel as the crooks take it on the lam.

Similar titles

Nunsense 3: The Jamboree
★ 9.0
Nunsense 3: The Jamboree1998Comedy

Third in the Nunsense series of musicals.

42nd Street
★ 7.0
42nd Street1933Comedy · Drama

Broadway director Julian Marsh needs just one more hit show so he can retire and recover his health. It looks like he just may pull it off until temperamental star Dorthy Brock breaks her ankle on the eve of the show's premiere and has to be replaced by her understudy Peggy.

The Muppets Take Manhattan
★ 6.6
The Muppets Take Manhattan1984Comedy

When the Muppets graduate from Danhurst College, they take their song-filled senior revue to New York City, only to learn that it isn't easy to find a producer who's willing to back a show starring a frog and a pig. Of course, Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy won't take no for an answer, launching a search for someone to take them to Broadway.

Oh, Hello on Broadway
★ 6.9
Oh, Hello on Broadway2017Comedy

Two delusional geriatrics reveal curious pasts, share a love of tuna and welcome a surprise guest in this filming of the popular Broadway comedy show.

Staying Alive
★ 5.8
Staying Alive1983Drama

Five years later, Tony Manero's Saturday Night Fever still burns. Now he's struts toward his biggest challenger yet - making it as a dancer on the Broadway stage.

The SpongeBob Musical: Live on Stage!
★ 7.6
The SpongeBob Musical: Live on Stage!2019Comedy

SpongeBob and all of Bikini Bottom face catastrophe—until a most unexpected hero rises to take center stage.

La bande à Fifi : plus besoin d'Alibi
Not rated
La bande à Fifi : plus besoin d'Alibi2023Comedy

7-10 Split
★ 4.0
7-10 Split2007Comedy · Drama

An aspiring actor whose career is in the dumps, exploits his amazing bowling skills to take the PBA by storm and becomes rich and famous, only to lose his best girl and best friend...

I Could Never Be Your Woman
★ 5.8
I Could Never Be Your Woman2007Comedy · Drama

A mother falls for a younger man while her daughter falls in love for the first time.

An Artist's Soul
Not rated
An Artist's Soul2025Comedy · Drama

Squeezing out every drop of opportunity she has left, a young actress in the final rounds of her dream drama school audition is willing to risk and sacrifice everything (and everyone) to get what she desires.

All About Eve
★ 8.1
All About Eve1950Drama

From the moment she glimpses her idol at the stage door, Eve Harrington is determined to take the reins of power away from the great actress Margo Channing. Eve maneuvers her way into Margo's Broadway role, becomes a sensation and even causes turmoil in the lives of Margo's director boyfriend, her playwright and his wife. Only the cynical drama critic sees through Eve, admiring her audacity and perfect pattern of deceit.

Confession
Not rated
Confession2019Comedy · Drama

Gayoung, a director, expects to hear a farewell confession from her boyfriend, who's an actor. (Part of "100인 X 100초영화 프로젝트", a project dedicated to celebrate 100 years of South Korean cinema.)

A Chorus Line
★ 6.2
A Chorus Line1985Drama

A group of dancers congregate on the stage of a Broadway theatre to audition for a new musical production directed by Zach. After the initial eliminations, seventeen hopefuls remain, among them Cassie, who once had a tempestuous romantic relationship with Zach. She is desperate enough for work to humble herself and audition for him; whether he's willing to let professionalism overcome his personal feelings about their past remains to be seen.

Singin' in the Rain
★ 8.1
Singin' in the Rain1952Comedy

In 1927 Hollywood, a silent film star falls for a chorus girl just as he and his paranoid screen partner struggle to make the difficult transition to talking pictures.

Baghead
★ 5.8
Baghead2008Comedy · Drama

Four actors go to a cabin in the woods to write, direct, and act in a film that will jump-start their careers. Their idea is a horror film about a man with a bag over his head, but what happens when that man mysteriously shows up?

American Saint
★ 7.5
American Saint2001Drama

Young actor Miles Hottonian attempts to become the hard-living leader of the Beat Generation, Jack Kerouac. After finding an online casting call for a Miloš Forman project about the great writer, Miles enlists the help of the last NYC checker cabbie Charlie Grebbini to drive him from New York to Los Angeles to experience life on the road in time for the audition, an adventure that will ultimately change their lives forever.

Luck by Chance
★ 6.5
Luck by Chance2009Comedy · Drama

Not wanting the same fate as befell her sisters, Sona Mishra re-locates to Mumbai to try to make a living making movies, but she soon finds that the path she has chosen is not an easy one.

National Theatre Live: The Motive and the Cue
★ 7.5
National Theatre Live: The Motive and the Cue2024Comedy · Drama

Returning to cinemas in 2027. In 1964, Richard Burton, newly married to Elizabeth Taylor, is to play the title role in an experimental new Broadway production of Hamlet under Sir John Gielgud’s exacting direction. But as rehearsals progress, two ages of theatre collide and the collaboration between actor and director soon threatens to unravel.

My Best Friend's Famous
Not rated
My Best Friend's Famous2019Comedy

After Sean Reilly, an earnest, self-deprecating, NY to LA transplant learns his slothful, less talented best friend gets a starring role on a hit TV show, he must battle his own insecurities and jealousy as well as the egocentric, spray-tanned male star of the show that is threatening his childhood friendship.

All That Jazz
★ 7.5
All That Jazz1979Drama

Joe Gideon is at the top of the heap, one of the most successful directors and choreographers in musical theater. But he can feel his world slowly collapsing around him - his obsession with work has almost destroyed his personal life, and only his bottles of pills keep him going.

Your favorites

Recently viewed

Watch

Choose an authorized server.

Full video from an operator-configured authorized source. Official trailers use a separate player. If a server fails, retry or select another authorized server.

Legal watch options

Official trailer

Trailer preview only. Press Play to start.

Privacy choices

Favorites stay in your browser. Movie images load from TMDb. YouTube trailers contact YouTube only after you allow external media and choose a trailer. Advertising consent, if ads are enabled, is managed separately by the operator’s certified CMP.

Privacy policy

After allowing external media, choose the trailer button to load its player.