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OPEN CLASSIC CINEMA · 1348

Sinners' Holiday

193060 minUnited States

Video edition: Wikimedia Commons
Original language: English
This copy runs: 60:23
Subtitles: No subtitle track in this language

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Wikimedia Commons · John G. Adolfi · Public domain

Synopsis

A family's Coney Island arcade conceals dangerous connections to a bootlegging business. When the favoured son commits a murder, his mother's attempt to protect him threatens the innocent man loved by his sister.

Cast

Grant Withers

Evalyn Knapp

DirectorsJohn G. Adolfi

Inspirations

The film adapts Marie Baumer's play Penny Arcade. James Cagney made his film debut here, repeating his stage role alongside Joan Blondell.

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Availability checked on September 16, 2026.

Photograph credit

Photographs cropped, resized and optimized as WebP, displayed in monochrome.

Grant Withers — trailer screenshot (RKO) · Public domain
Evalyn Knapp — Unknown author · Public domain

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