March 26, 2026… #movieoftheday is Sinners' Holiday (full…
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March 26, 2026… #movieoftheday is Sinners' Holiday (full movie) (1930).
“Sinners' Holiday is a 1930 American pre-Code all-talking crime drama film starring Grant Withers and Evalyn Knapp , and featuring James Cagney (in his film debut), Lucille La Verne , and Joan Blondell . It is based on the 1930 play Penny Arcade by Marie Baumer. Both Cagney and Blondell reprised the roles they played in the original Broadway production." - more at Wikipedia
Against the clatter and whirl of a beachside carnival comes the tale of the Delano family, operators of the penny arcade. Among the Delano brood is reckless mama’s boy Harry who seeks to make his fortune by pinching proceeds from a Speakeasy. When the bootleg boss confronts him, the panicked youth pulls the trigger, then conspires with his doting Ma in a desperate bid to beat a murder rap. Top-billed Grant Withers (as a sideshow barker) and Evalyn Knapp (as Harry’s sister) play the main romantic duo in this early talkie. But what grabs interest now (and the attention of critics and studio execs then) is the presence of two dynamic stars, each appearing before the cameras for the first time: James Cagney (as brash Harry) and Joan Blondell (as Harry’s wisecracking sweetie), reprising roles they played on stage in Penny Arcade. Goodbye, Broadway - hello, Hollywood. Two cinema legends first stepped onto the sound stage here.
FULL MOVIE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h0AD7bZYJaA
#SinnersHoliday #tangled #Wikipedia #2026
“Sinners' Holiday is a 1930 American pre-Code all-talking crime drama film starring Grant Withers and Evalyn Knapp , and featuring James Cagney (in his film debut), Lucille La Verne , and Joan Blondell . It is based on the 1930 play Penny Arcade by Marie Baumer. Both Cagney and Blondell reprised the roles they played in the original Broadway production." - more at Wikipedia
Against the clatter and whirl of a beachside carnival comes the tale of the Delano family, operators of the penny arcade. Among the Delano brood is reckless mama’s boy Harry who seeks to make his fortune by pinching proceeds from a Speakeasy. When the bootleg boss confronts him, the panicked youth pulls the trigger, then conspires with his doting Ma in a desperate bid to beat a murder rap. Top-billed Grant Withers (as a sideshow barker) and Evalyn Knapp (as Harry’s sister) play the main romantic duo in this early talkie. But what grabs interest now (and the attention of critics and studio execs then) is the presence of two dynamic stars, each appearing before the cameras for the first time: James Cagney (as brash Harry) and Joan Blondell (as Harry’s wisecracking sweetie), reprising roles they played on stage in Penny Arcade. Goodbye, Broadway - hello, Hollywood. Two cinema legends first stepped onto the sound stage here.
FULL MOVIE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h0AD7bZYJaA
#SinnersHoliday #tangled #Wikipedia #2026
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