Half a Sinner (1940 film)

Half a Sinner
Original film poster
Directed byAl Christie
Written byFrederick J. Jackson
Story byDalton Trumbo ("Lady Takes a Chance")
Produced byAl Christie (uncredited)
Jack H. Skirball[1] (uncredited)
StarringHeather Angel
John "Dusty" King
CinematographyCharles Van Enger
Edited byBarney Rogan
Production
company
Arcadia Pictures
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release date
  • April 5, 1940 (1940-04-05)
Running time
59 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Half a Sinner is a 1940 American comedy crime film directed by Al Christie. It stars Heather Angel as a schoolteacher who in one day becomes Public Enemy Number One in Pennsylvania. The film is based on Dalton Trumbo's short story "Lady Takes a Chance". The working titles of this film were Everything Happens to Ann and The Lady Takes a Chance.

  1. ^ Motion Picture Herald. Quigley Publishing Company. 1939. Retrieved March 19, 2015.