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When a Woman Sins
(1918) United States of America
B&W : Seven reels
Directed by J. Gordon Edwards

Cast: Theda Bara [Lillian Marchard / Poppea], Joseph Swickard [Mortimer West], Albert Roscoe [Michael West], Ogden Crane [Doctor Stone], Alfred Fremont [Augustus Van Brooks], Jack Rollens [Reggie West], Genevieve Blinn [Mrs. West]

Fox Film Corporation production; distributed by Fox Film Corporation [A Theda Bara Super Production; Fox Superproduction; A Fox Standard Picture]. / Scenario by E. Lloyd Sheldon, from a screen story by Betta Breuil. Cinematography by John W. Boyle. Presented by William Fox. / © 28 September 1918 by William Fox [LP12926]. Released 29 September 1918. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / Working title: The Message of the Lilies.

Drama.

Synopsis: Synopsis available in AFI-F1 n. F1.4878.

Survival status: The film is presumed lost.

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Listing updated: 20 September 2023.

References: AFI-F1 n. F1.4878 : Website-IMDb.