Movie: The Sins of the Children

Top 9 Billed Cast

Mahlon Hamilton
Mahlon Hamilton

Peter Guthrie

Alma Hanlon
Alma Hanlon

Belle Guthrie

Stuart Holmes
Stuart Holmes

Nicholas Kenyon

Bob Walker
Bob Walker

Graham Guthrie

Warren Cook
Warren Cook

Dr. Hunter Guthrie

Estar Banks
Estar Banks

Mrs. Guthrie

Lenore Cooper
Lenore Cooper

Ethel Guthrie

Madeline Marshall
Madeline Marshall

Betty Townsend

Beth Tenney
Beth Tenney

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    Adaptation of Cosmo Hamilton's novel "The Sins of the Children" about a bacteriologist father and his wayward children.

  • Release Date

    1918-12-01

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    5.5

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    2.8 starts
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