The Exquisite Sinner (1926)
Adapted by Alice Duer Miller from a novel by Alden Brooks, the film concerns a young man who forsakes the humdrum business world for the bohemian life of an artist. Josef von Sternberg had been the original director of Exquisite Sinner, but MGM was dissatisfied with the picture and refused to release it. When the film finally surfaced in 1926 (a full year after its completion), it had been radically altered by staff director Phil Rosen.
Directors: Josef von Sternberg, Phil Rosen.
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Conrad Nagel as Dominique Prad |
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Renée Adorée as Silda |
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Paulette Duval as Yvonne |
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Frank Currier as Colonel |
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George K. Arthur as Colonel's Orderly |
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Matthew Betz as Gypsy Chief |
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Helena D'Algy as Dominique's Sister |
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Claire Du Brey as Dominique's Sister |
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Myrna Loy as Living Statue |
| Directing | Josef von Sternberg | Director |
| Directing | Phil Rosen | Director |
| Writing | Alden Brooks | Novel |
| Writing | Alice D.G. Miller | Writer |
| Writing | Josef von Sternberg | Writer |
| Camera | Max Fabian | Director of Photography |
| Editing | John English | Editor |
| Art | Cedric Gibbons | Art Direction |
| Art | Joseph C. Wright | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | André-ani | Costume Design |
| Directing | Robert Florey | Assistant Director |