Sin (1915 film)

1915 film

Sin

Theda Bara, photograph by Jack Freulich

Directed by| Herbert Brenon
Written by| Herbert Brenon
Story by| Herbert Brenon
Starring| Theda Bara
William E. Shay
Cinematography| Phil Rosen
Distributed by| Fox Film Corporation

Release date

* October 3, 1915 (1915-10-03)

Running time

| 50 minutes
Country| United States
Language| Silent (English intertitles)

Sin is a 1915 American silent drama film written and directed by Herbert Brenon and starring Theda Bara. It was produced by Fox Film Corporation and shot at the Fox Studio in Fort Lee, New Jersey.[1] The film is now considered to be lost.[2]

## Cast

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* Theda Bara as Rosa
* William E. Shay as Luigi
* Warner Oland as Pietro
* Henry Leone as Giovanni
* Louise Rial as Maria

## Reception

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In order to underscore and further enhance Theda Bara's image as a "vamp", Fox Film Corporation publicized the film with the tagline "Sin With Theda Bara!".[3] Upon its release, Sin was an enormous hit with audiences and Bara earned generally good reviews for her performance. Despite its success in other locations, the film was banned in Ohio and Georgia due to its themes of suicide, lust, Roman Catholic sacrilege, and love triangles. The Pittsburgh Board of Welfare condemned the film as did the Kansas Board of Censorship, although the latter apparently still allowed the film's presentation in Kansas theaters.[4][5]

## See also

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* List of lost films
* 1937 Fox vault fire
* List of Fox Film films

## References

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1. ^ Fort Lee: Birthplace of the Motion Picture Industry. Arcadia Publishing. 2006. p. 64\. ISBN 0-738-54501-5.
2. ^ "Progressive Silent Film List: Sin". silentera.com. Retrieved June 28, 2008.
3. ^ Melton, J. Gordon (2010). The Vampire Book: The Encyclopedia of the Undead (3 ed.). Visible Ink Press. p. 39. ISBN 978-1-578-59281-4.
4. ^ Fort Lee: Birthplace of the Motion Picture Industry. Arcadia Publishing. 2006. p. 34\. ISBN 0-738-54501-5.
5. ^ Butters, Gerald R. (2007). Banned in Kansas: Motion Picture Censorship, 1915-1966. University of Missouri Press. pp. 66–67\. ISBN 978-0-826-26603-3.

## External links

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