The Street of Sin
1928, English. Directed by Mauritz Stiller & Ludwig Berger & Lothar Mendes.
The successor to "The Way of All Flesh"---and a worthy one! Jannings' third American-made picture -- and twice as good as the first!
"Basher Bill," a retired prizefighter turned criminal, pretends to reform by joining a Salvation Army shelter in London run by a pious wraith named Elizabeth. Attracted to Elizabeth (although he is engaged to a street girl named Annie), Bill confesses to a bank robbery, has a spiritual revelation, and decides to go straight. His cast-off sweetheart reports him to the police; then, contrite, she warns Bill of the impending danger. Bill is captured immediately, but he escapes and sacrifices his life to save Elizabeth and the Salvation Army nursery when the rest of the gang use them as a human barricade against the police.
- Runtime
- 1h 10m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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Cast & crew
- Mauritz StillerDirector
- Ludwig BergerDirector
- Lothar MendesDirector
- Emil JanningsBasher Bill
- Fay WrayElizabeth
- Olga BaclanovaAnnie
- Ernest W. JohnsonMr. Smith
- George KotsonarosIron Mike
- John GoughCrony of Basher Bill
- Johnnie MorrisCrony of Basher Bill
- John BurdettePublican
- Douglas HaigCast
- Kid BroadMug (uncredited)
- Jack HerrickMug (uncredited)
- Joseph HerrickMug (uncredited)
Details
- Released
- 26 May 1928
- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- Julian Johnson, Chandler Sprague, Josef von Sternberg
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The Street of Sin runs 70 minutes (1h 10m).
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The Street of Sin isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 26 May 1928. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Street of Sin?
If you liked The Street of Sin, try Come Sunday, Imperial Dreams, Home Run.
Who directed The Street of Sin?
The Street of Sin (1928) was directed by Mauritz Stiller and Ludwig Berger and Lothar Mendes and stars Emil Jannings, Fay Wray, Olga Baclanova.