Three Sinners is a lost[1] 1928 American silent drama film directed by Rowland V. Lee, starring Pola Negri, and co-starring Warner Baxter, Olga Baclanova, and Paul Lukas.
The film was produced by Famous Players–Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures, and is based on a play Das Zweite Leben (or The Second Life) by Rudolf Bernauer and Rudolf Österreicher. Director Lee also served as executive producer. A sound remake starring Ruth Chatterton was titled Once a Lady (1931).
Cast
- Pola Negri – Baroness Gerda Wallentin
- Warner Baxter – James Harris
- Olga Baclanova – Baroness Hilda Brings
- Paul Lukas – Count Dietrich Wallentin
- Anders Randolf – Count Hellemuth Wallentin (billed as Anders Randolph)
- Tullio Carminati – Roul Stanislav
- Anton Vaverka – Valet to Dieetrich
- Ivy Harris – Countess Lilli
- William von Hardenburg – Prince von Scherson
- Robert Klein – Count Bogumi Sdarschinsky
- Irving Bacon – ?
- Delmer Daves – ?
Preservation status
With no holdings located in archives, Three Sinners is now considered a lost film.[2][3][1]
See also
Production still
Warner Baxter and Pola Negri
References
- ^ a b “The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Three Sinners”. memory.loc.gov. Archived from the original on June 11, 2024. Retrieved August 24, 2025.
- ^ American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films, 1921–30 c.1971 by The American Film Institute
- ^ Three Sinners at Arne Andersen’s Lost Film Files: Paramount Pictures 1928