Half a Sinner (1940)

ALL 04/05/1940 (en) Mystery, Adventure, Comedy 59 Min
  • Release
    04/05/1940
  • Production
    Arcadia Pictures Corp., Universal Pictures
  • Rotten tomato
    50%
  • Original title
    Half a Sinner
  • Original language
    en
  • Production Cost
  • 0.00
    -

Overview

Although young and beautiful, schoolteacher Anne Gladden fears a dull future. She finally decides to take a walk on the wild side, splurging on some fashionable new clothes and setting off to find adventure. Her new confidence inspires her to flirt with complete strangers. When a gangster pays unwanted attention to her, she ditches him and flees in his car, unaware that there's a corpse in the trunk. Determined to recover his stolen vehicle and its incriminating cargo the thug begins a desperate search. The oblivious Anne, comes to the aid of a handsome young man stranded alongside the road. Romance blooms, but after the shocking discovery of a body in the trunk, the duo decide they have to return the car. The bickering lovebirds head back to the city, trailed by both the angry gangster and the cops, who suspect the young couple of murder.

  1. Al Christie

    Director

  2. Barney Rogan

    Editor

  3. Producer



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Casts

  1. Heather Angel

    Anne Gladden

  2. John 'Dusty' King

    Larry Cameron

  3. Constance Collier

    Mrs. Jefferson Breckenbridge

  4. Tom Dugan

    Red Egan

  5. Robert Elliott

    Officer Kelly

  6. Clem Bevans

    Snuffy

  7. Henry Brandon

    Handsome - Red's Sidekick

  8. Emma Dunn

    Granny Gladden

  9. Walter Catlett

    Station Attendant

  10. William B. Davidson

    Slick

  11. Fern Emmett

    Margaret Reed

  12. Sonny Bupp

    Willy

  13. Wilbur Mack

    Mason

  14. Joe Devlin

    Steve

  15. Wilson Benge

    Waiter

  16. Richard Cramer

    Mugg

  17. Floyd Criswell

  18. Jeanne Criswell

  19. Eddie Hall

    Man in Country Club Dining Room

  20. Fred Kohler Jr.

    Garage Owner

  21. Harry McKee

  22. Antonia Oland

    Sally

  23. Jason Robards Sr.

    Country Club Garage Man

  24. Cy Schindell

  25. Marcelle Smith

  26. Pietro Sosso

  27. Sam Bernard

Full Cast & Crew

Casts : 27 , Crews : 8

Keyword

Half a Sinner (1940) 59 Min

ALL 04/05/1940 (en)
Mystery, Adventure, Comedy
  • Release 04/05/1940
  • Production
    Arcadia Pictures Corp., Universal Pictures
  • Original title Half a Sinner
  • en
  • Revenue0.00

Overview

Although young and beautiful, schoolteacher Anne Gladden fears a dull future. She finally decides to take a walk on the wild side, splurging on some fashionable new clothes and setting off to find adventure. Her new confidence inspires her to flirt with complete strangers. When a gangster pays unwanted attention to her, she ditches him and flees in his car, unaware that there's a corpse in the trunk. Determined to recover his stolen vehicle and its incriminating cargo the thug begins a desperate search. The oblivious Anne, comes to the aid of a handsome young man stranded alongside the road. Romance blooms, but after the shocking discovery of a body in the trunk, the duo decide they have to return the car. The bickering lovebirds head back to the city, trailed by both the angry gangster and the cops, who suspect the young couple of murder.

  1. Al Christie

    Director

  2. Dalton Trumbo

    Story

  3. Barney Rogan

    Editor

  4. Producer