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The Sins of the Children is a american film of genre Drama directed by Sam Wood released in USA on 27 june 1930 with Robert Montgomery

The Sins of the Children (1930)

The Sins of the Children
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Released in USA 27 june 1930
Length 1h35
Directed by
OriginUSA
Genres Drama
Rating61% 3.088263.088263.088263.088263.08826

The Sins of the Children a.k.a. Father's Day, a.k.a. The Richest Man in the World, is a 1930 American Pre-Code MGM drama film, produced and directed by Sam Wood.

Synopsis

"Adolf Wagenkampf", a German immigrant barber on the verge of becoming rich, takes his sickly son away on a two-year stay in a drier climate. The man's partner deems him a failure, but he learns that his family is more important than finance.

Actors

Robert Montgomery

(Nick Higginson)Elliott Nugent

(Johnnie)Francis X. Bushman
Leila Hyams

(Alma)Clara Blandick

(Martha Wagenkampf)
And :
Francis X. Bushman, Jr.
Robert McWade
Dell Henderson
Henry Armetta
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