| The Sin of Madelon Claudet | |
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| Directed by | Edgar Selwyn |
| Written by | Charles MacArthur Ben Hecht (uncredited) |
| Based on | Lullaby 1923 play by Edward Knoblock |
| Produced by | Irving Thalberg |
| Starring | Helen Hayes Lewis Stone Jean Hersholt Robert Young |
| Cinematography | Oliver T. Marsh |
| Edited by | Tom Held |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
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Running time | 75 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Sin of Madelon Claudet is a 1931 American pre-Code drama film directed by Edgar Selwyn and starring Helen Hayes. The screenplay by Charles MacArthur and Ben Hecht was adapted from the play The Lullaby by Edward Knoblock. It tells the story of a wrongly imprisoned woman who turns to theft and prostitution in order to support her son.