Sins of the Fathers
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Cast & Crew
Ludwig Berger
Emil Jannings
Ruth Chatterton
Barry Norton
Jean Arthur
Jack Luden
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Synopsis
Wilhelm Spengler, a German-American restaurateur, falls for Gretta, an unprincipled adventuress, and Wilhelm's wife, already sick from overwork, dies of a broken heart. With the advent of Prohibition, Gretta persuades Wilhelm to become a bootlegger; he amasses a fortune, sending his son, Tom, to the best schools. Upon graduation from college, Tom, who celebrates by getting drunk, goes blind drinking his father's bootleg hooch. Wilhelm is arrested in a raid, and Gretta runs off with his money and another man. His fortune gone, his son blind, and himself serving a prison term, Wilhelm's spirit is broken. He wins an early release for good behavior and becomes a waiter in a beer garden. One day he comes across his son, cured of blindness, and they are happily reunited.
Director
Ludwig Berger
Cast
Emil Jannings
Ruth Chatterton
Barry Norton
Jean Arthur
Jack Luden
Zasu Pitts
Matthew Betz
Harry Cording
Arthur Housman
Frank Reicher
Douglas Haig
Dawn O'day
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