Sin Takes a Holiday
Synopsis
Dowdy Sylvia accepts her boss' marriage proposal, even though he only asked her to avoid marriage to another woman. As a wealthy wife, Sylvia changes from plain to uninhibited swan and even contemplates having an affair.
Principal Cast8

Constance Bennett
Sylvia Brenner Stanton

Kenneth MacKenna
Gaylord Stanton

Basil Rathbone
Reginald 'Reggie' Durant

Rita La Roy
Grace Lawrence

Louis John Bartels
Richards

John Roche
Sheridan

Zasu Pitts
Annie

Kendall Lee
Miss Munson
Media4
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Director

Paul L. Stein
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Certification
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Reviews1
Quite an enjoyable, if forgettable, far fetched yarn about a successful lawyer "Gaylord Stanton" (Kenneth MacKenna) who, fed up with constant harassment from his female clients, asks his secretary "Sylvia" (Constance Brenner) if she would marry him. Sceptical, at first, then quickly realising that it could completely transfer her drab existence, she accepts. This marriage of convenience is exactly that, and she duly sets off on a trip to Paris where she encounters an old acquaintance "Reggie Durant" (Basil Rathbone). He takes a shine to her and she does likewise with him so they return home so she can seek a divorce. Meantime MacKenna has got himself into a similar stew with Rita la Roy (real name Ina May Stewart in case you think that name might not have been made up!) and, of course, things don't quite go according to plan for anyone. It's quite witty in parts and the story is quite clever. Much of the delivery, however, is a bit flat and it's all a bit too overly-staged for me, but worth a watch - if only to see Rathbone (at almost 40 years of age) looking like a gent half that age.
Jun 13, 2022






















