Sin's Pay Day
Cast & Crew
George B. Seitz
Dorothy Revier
Forrest Stanley
Mickey Mcguire
Harry Semels
Alfred Cross
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Iris Markey, the wife of a criminal lawyer who defends gangsters, asks her husband James to give up protecting the underworld, but he refuses. She leaves him and works at a charitable clinic with David Lee, an old friend. James's disreputable practise has provided him with wealth, but his wife's departure robs him of his emotional well-being. After getting an acquittal for Louie Joe, a mob leader, James becomes an alcoholic and loses his business and his home. Reduced to living on the streets, he goes to his wife's clinic for a hand out, but leaves without being seen by her. A boy, Chubby Dennis, befriends him, giving him shelter with him and his father. Chubby's friendship inspires James, and he regains some self-respect. After Chubby is killed by a stray bullet from a gangster's gun, James, suspecting Louie Joe, obtains the position of special prosecutor from the district attorney. By using a special sound recording device and leading Louie Joe to believe he is his defense lawyer, James gets a confession. The recording of the conversation is heard in the trial, and Louie Joe is convicted. James and Iris are reconciled.
Director
George B. Seitz
Cast
Dorothy Revier
Forrest Stanley
Mickey Mcguire
Harry Semels
Alfred Cross
Hal Price
Lloyd Whitlock
Bess Flowers
Crew
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Notes
Mickey McGuire changed his name to Mickey Rooney later in 1932. This film was released later in the decade as Slums of New York and The Harlem Baby Murder, according to the NYSA records.
