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      Sin Takes a Holiday

      Released Nov 10, 1930 1h 21m Drama List
      Reviews 56% Audience Score 500+ Ratings Gaylord, womanizing divorce attorney, pays secretary Sylvia to marry him -- in name only -- so he can avoid wedding one of his girlfriends. When Sylvia returns from Paris and wants a divorce, Gaylord realizes he is in love with her. Read More Read Less

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      Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: B- Feb 26, 2013 Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews A sophisticated set in Manhattan romcom for its time is now, of course, dated. Rated: C+ Jun 15, 2012 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Tom M Mackenna's character is an ass and he makes it worse with his awful acting. Bennett saves the film ; she's perfect. Rathbone in an unusual role as good guy is refreshing. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 11/05/20 Full Review Audience Member Enjoyed this immensely. Constance Bennett is my new favorite actress. Basil Rathbone has such stature. The camera loves his light. Bennett is so well spoken and moves with such strength. The plot matters little when the actors deliver their lines with rapid exchanges that reflect intelligence. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/02/23 Full Review kevin w Constance Bennett as a blasé, plain Jane, everyday working girl (with dreams of the good life, natch) who's rich boss marries her to protect himself from, err, money harpies. Is there a Cinderella story far off, hmmm? In the meantime, Basil Rathbone practically steals the movie as the boss' bestie who decides to go slumming and get that glass slipper girl for himself. And everyone is surprised when ol'Constance cleans up pretty damn good. It's okay. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member This bit of fluff has such a silly premise. A man (Kenneth MacKenna) marries his secretary (Constance Bennett) in order to make himself unavailable to a woman he's been seeing (Rita La Roy), who is getting a divorce and has her eyes on getting him down the aisle. The marriage is a sham, he'll pay her for $5000 for a single year, and allow her to travel and live wherever she'd like, because he has no real interest in her. Delicately, they make it clear there will be no physical relations. She's saddened by the whole thing, but she has no other offers and so reluctantly agrees. She then sets off for Europe. Naturally, many of the men over there (including one played by Basil Rathbone) find her more than a 'plain Jane' and pursue her. Jealousy in two love triangles ensues when she returns to New York to talk to her 'husband', with both La Roy and Rathbone's characters present. Constance Bennett is reasonably good in the leading role. Her attitude is almost too morose at the outset, but she stands up for herself to all of the other characters. One theme seems to be that attraction increases the more unattainable someone is, which is an interesting premise. However, the film feels amateurish in its direction and in its script. It's uninteresting and flat for too many stretches despite is brief 81 minute run time. The ending is also horribly predictable, and worse, unlike other romantic comedies where we know what's coming but are all rooting for it, here we really don't want it to end this way. Lastly, the title 'Sin Takes a Holiday' is a ridiculously sensationalistic attempt to sell tickets, and while the film is pre-Code, it's quite tame. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/13/23 Full Review Audience Member another love triangle pic Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Audience Member I really enjoyed it! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/04/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Synopsis Gaylord, womanizing divorce attorney, pays secretary Sylvia to marry him -- in name only -- so he can avoid wedding one of his girlfriends. When Sylvia returns from Paris and wants a divorce, Gaylord realizes he is in love with her.
      Director
      Paul Stein
      Production Co
      Pathé Exchange Inc.
      Genre
      Drama
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Nov 10, 1930, Limited
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Mar 21, 2018
      Runtime
      1h 21m