About this release
A rare pre-Code movie adaptation of W. Somerset Maugham's famous play 'The Constant Wife', featuring a love triangle between Ruth Chatterton, Clive Brook, and a young William Powell.
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Disc 1
DVD
Charming Sinners (1929)
66 min
Drama
Charming Sinners was a stilted adaptation of Somerset Maugham's play The Constant Wife. Robert Miles (Clive Brook) starts the ball rolling when he falls in love with Anne-Marie Whitley (Mary Nolan), the best friend of his own wife Kathryn (Ruth Chatterton). In retaliation, Kathryn begins a flirtation with her former boyfriend Karl Kraley (William Powell). After reels and reels of verbal fencing, the status quo is re-established, and Robert and Kathryn are reunited.
Credits
Director
Robert Milton
Dorothy Arzner
Writer
Doris Anderson
Cast
Ruth Chattertonas Kathryn Miles
Clive Brookas Robert Miles
Mary Nolanas Anne-Marie Whitley
William Powellas Karl Kraley
Laura Hope Crewsas Mrs. Carr
Florence Eldridgeas Helen Carr
Montagu Loveas George Whitley
Juliette Crosbyas Margaret
Lorraine MacLeanas Alice
Claud Allisteras Gregson
Cinematographer
Victor Milner
Editor
Verna Willis
Release Details
- Packaging
- Keep Case
Images
Catalogue Info
- Added by
- Matthew Simpson
- Date added
- August 10, 2026