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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.
Sinners' Holiday. Ma Delano (Lucille LaVerne) runs a boardwalk penny arcade and lives upstairs with her sons Harry and Joe (James Cagney and Ray Gallagher) and daughter Jennie (Evalyn Knapp); their story involves rum-running, accidental murder, and a frame-up.
Jan 27, 2023 · SINNERS HOLIDAY, a photoplay in seven reels by Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc. (C) 19Sep30; L1583. Associated Art-ists Productions Corp. (PWH); 14Feb58; R208826.
Set against the gritty backdrop of a Thirties carnival, Sinners' Holiday (1930) follows the individual dramas of the Delano family. Ma Delano (Lucille La Verne) is the owner of a penny arcade and the strong matriarch to two sons Joe (Ray Gallagher) and happy-go-lucky punk Harry (James Cagney) and a daughter Jennie (Evalyn Knapp).
Sinners’ Holiday. 1930. Directed by John G. Adolfi. Her Kisses Saves a Man’s Life. Ma Delano runs a penny arcade in Coney Island, living upstairs with her sons and daughter. Story involves rum-running, accidental murder and a frame-up. Cast. Crew. Details. Genres. Releases.
Ma Delano (Lucille LaVerne) runs a boardwalk penny arcade and lives upstairs with her sons Harry and Joe (James Cagney and Ray Gallagher) and daughter Jennie (Evalyn Knapp); their story involves rum-running, accidental murder, and a frame-up. — Anonymous.
Penny Arcade became the film Sinners’ Holiday; Cagney and Blondell made six more films together and formed a lifelong friendship.
