The Sins of the Children

1930 film

  • June 28, 1930 (1930-06-28) (U.S.)
Running time
87 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglish

The Sins of the Children, also known as Father's Day and The Richest Man in the World, is a 1930 American pre-Code drama film, which was produced and directed by Sam Wood and distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.

Plot

Adolf Wagenkampf, a German immigrant barber on the verge of becoming rich, takes his sickly son away on a two-year stay in a drier climate. The man's partner deems him a failure, but he learns that his family is more important than finance.

Cast

  • Louis Mann as Adolf Wagenkampf
  • Robert Montgomery as Nick Higginson
  • Elliott Nugent as Johann Wagenkampf
  • Leila Hyams as Alma Wagenkampf
  • Clara Blandick as Martha Wagenkampf
  • Mary Doran as Laura
  • Ralph Bushman as Ludwig Wagenkampf
  • Robert McWade as Joe Higginson
  • Dell Henderson as Ted Baldwin
  • Henry Armetta as Tony
  • Jane Reid as Katherine Wagenkampf Taylor
  • James Donlan as Bide Taylor
  • Jeane Wood as Muriel Stokes
  • Lee Kohlmar as Dr Heinrich Schmidt

External links

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Films directed by Sam Wood


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