Sins of the Fathers (1928 film)

Sins of the Fathers is a 1928 American sound part-talkie drama film produced by Famous Players–Lasky and released by Paramount Pictures. Like the majority of films during the early sound era, it was also issued in a silent version for theaters which were not yet wired for sound. The film was directed by Ludwig Berger and stars Emil Jannings and Ruth Chatterton in her motion picture debut.

Cast

 * Emil Jannings as Wilhelm Spengler
 * Ruth Chatterton as Greta Blake
 * Barry Norton as Tom Spengler
 * Jean Arthur as Mary Spengler
 * Jack Luden as Otto Schmidt
 * ZaSu Pitts as Mother Spengler
 * Matthew Betz as Gus Newman
 * Harry Cording as The Hijacker
 * Arthur Housman as The Count
 * Frank Reicher as The Eye Specialist
 * Douglas Haig as Tom, as a child
 * Dawn O'Day (later known as Anne Shirley) as Mary, as a child
 * Milla Davenport as Bit Part (uncredited)
 * Speed Webb and His Orchestra (uncredited)

Music
The film featured a theme song entitled "Little Fellow" which was composed by Pat Heale, David Paget and Walter Collins

Survival status
It has been reported that a print of Sins of the Fathers survives. Some promotional or Coming Attraction material is held by the Library of Congress and excerpts are preserved at the UCLA Film and Television Archive.