Half a Sinner
6.3
Although young and beautiful, schoolteacher Anne Gladden fears a dull future. She finally decides to take a walk on the wild side, splurging on some fashionable new clothes and setting off to find adventure. Her new confidence inspires her to flirt with complete strangers. When a gangster pays unwanted attention to her, she ditches him and flees in his car, unaware that there's a corpse in the trunk. Determined to recover his stolen vehicle and its incriminating cargo the thug begins a desperate search. The oblivious Anne, comes to the aid of a handsome young man stranded alongside the road. Romance blooms, but after the shocking discovery of a body in the trunk, the duo decide they have to return the car. The bickering lovebirds head back to the city, trailed by both the angry gangster and the cops, who suspect the young couple of murder.
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Cast
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Heather Angel
Anne Gladden
Known for
Peter Pan
Alice in Wonderland
John King
John 'Dusty' King
Larry Cameron
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Constance Collier
Mrs. Jefferson Breckenbridge
Known for
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Tom Dugan
Red Egan
Known for
To Be or Not to Be
The Ghost Breakers
Robert Elliott
Officer Kelly
Known for
The Maltese Falcon
The Roaring Twenties
Clem Bevans
Snuffy
Known for
Saboteur
Harvey
Henry Brandon
Handsome - Red's Sidekick
Known for
The Searchers
Assault on Precinct 13
Emma Dunn
Granny Gladden
Known for
The Great Dictator
Son of Frankenstein
Walter Catlett
Station Attendant
Known for
Bringing Up Baby
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William B. Davidson
Slick
Known for
The Most Dangerous Game
Hell's Angels
Fern Emmett
Margaret Reed
Known for
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Al Christie Director · Frederick J. Jackson Writer Dalton Trumbo Story
United States release April 5, 1940 · Produced in United States · Production Universal Pictures
Production
Arcadia Pictures Corp.
Production
Universal Pictures
Production
United States
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · April 5, 1940
Theatrical
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