Sin (1915 film)

Sin
Sin
	Theda Bara, photograph by Jack Freulich
Directed by	Herbert Brenon
Written by	Herbert Brenon
Story by	Herbert Brenon
Starring	Theda Bara; William E. Shay
Cinematography	Phil Rosen
Distributed by	Fox Film Corporation
Release date	October 3, 1915;
Running time	50 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

Sin is a 1915 American silent drama film written and directed by Herbert Brenon and starring Theda Bara. It was produced by Fox Film Corporation and shot at the Fox Studio in Fort Lee, New Jersey.^[1] The film is now considered to be lost.^[2]

Cast

Theda Bara as Rosa
William E. Shay as Luigi
Warner Oland as Pietro
Henry Leone as Giovanni
Louise Rial as Maria

Reception

In order to underscore and further enhance Theda Bara's image as a "vamp", Fox Film Corporation publicized the film with the tagline "Sin With Theda Bara!".^[3] Upon its release, Sin was an enormous hit with audiences and Bara earned generally good reviews for her performance. Despite its success in other locations, the film was banned in Ohio and Georgia due to its themes of suicide, lust, Roman Catholic sacrilege, and love triangles. The Pittsburgh Board of Welfare condemned the film as did the Kansas Board of Censorship, although the latter apparently still allowed the film's presentation in Kansas theaters.^[4]^[5]

References

^ Fort Lee: Birthplace of the Motion Picture Industry. Arcadia Publishing. 2006. p. 64. ISBN 0-738-54501-5.
^ "Progressive Silent Film List: Sin". silentera.com. Retrieved June 28, 2008.
^ Melton, J. Gordon (2010). The Vampire Book: The Encyclopedia of the Undead (3 ed.). Visible Ink Press. p. 39. ISBN 978-1-578-59281-4.
^ Fort Lee: Birthplace of the Motion Picture Industry. Arcadia Publishing. 2006. p. 34. ISBN 0-738-54501-5.
^ Butters, Gerald R. (2007). Banned in Kansas: Motion Picture Censorship, 1915-1966. University of Missouri Press. pp. 66–67. ISBN 978-0-826-26603-3.