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The Sin of Madelon Claudet   1931         N/R, 73 min. Genre: Drama Director: Edgar Selwyn   Cast: Helen Hayes, Lewis Stone, Neil Hamilton, Robert Young, Cliff Edwards, Jean Hersholt, Charles Winninger, Alan Hale, Marie Prevost, Karen Morley, Halliwell Hobbes, Lennox Pawle, Russ Powell   Helen Hayes won the Academy Award as Best Actress for this film in which she portrayed Madelon Claudet, a poor woman who pays friends to rear her son born out of wedlock. Her mother's love drives her to resort to prostitution to gain money needed for her son's welfare—a son who does not suspect she is his mother. Cast Helen Hayes Madelon Claudet Lewis Stone Carlo Boretti Neil Hamilton Larry Maynard Robert Young Dr. Lawrence Claudet Cliff Edwards Victor Lebeau Jean Hersholt Dr. Dulac Charles Winninger M. Novella Alan Hale Hubert Marie Prevost Rosalie Lebeau Karen Morley Alice Claudet Halliwell Hobbes Roget Lennox Pawle Felix St. Jacques Russ Powell Monsieur Claudet