Sins of the Fathers

Sins of the Fathers is a 1928 American part-talkie drama film produced by Famous Players–Lasky and released by Paramount Pictures. It was also issued in a silent version for theaters which were not yet wired for sound. The film was directed by Ludwig Berger and stars Emil Jannings and Ruth Chatterton in her motion picture debut. Cast Emil Jannings as Wilhelm Spengler Ruth Chatterton as Greta Blake Barry Norton as Tom Spengler Jean Arthur as Mary Spengler Jack Luden as Otto Schmidt ZaSu Pitts as Mother Spengler Matthew Betz as Gus Newman Harry Cording as The Hijacker Arthur Housman as The Count Frank Reicher as The Eye Specialist Douglas Haig as Tom, as a child Dawn O'Day (later known as Anne Shirley) as Mary, as a child Milla Davenport as Bit Part (uncredited) Speed Webb and His Orchestra (uncredited) Survival status It has been reported that a print of Sins of the Fathers survives. Some promotional or Coming Attraction material is held by the Library of Congress and excerpts are preserved at the UCLA Film and Television Archive. See also List of early sound feature films (1926–1929)