Madeleine Damien is the fashion editor of a slick Manhattan magazine by day and a lively party girl by night. Unfortunately, the pressures of her job, including kowtowing to a hefty advertiser, and her bad luck with men are driving her to a breakdown.

She seeks the help of a psychiatrist, and under his orders, quits her job and moves into a smaller flat under a new identity. She becomes interested in painting and a handsome neighbor. He soon finds out about her past when an ex-suitor implicates her in a murder.

Summary written by Daniel Bubbeo {dbubbeo@cmp.com}

Directed by
Robert Stevenson

Writing credits
Edward Sheldon (play) and
Margaret Ayer Barnes (play)
Edmund H. North (screenplay)
André De Toth uncredited and
Ben Hecht uncredited

Cast (in credits order) complete, awaiting verification
Hedy Lamarr....Madeleine Damien
Dennis O'Keefe ....Dr. David S. Cousins
John Loder ....Felix Courtland
William Lundigan ....Jack Garet
Morris Carnovsky ....Dr. Richard Caleb, Psychiatrist
Natalie Schafer ....Ethel Royce
Paul Cavanagh ....Victor Kranish
Douglass Dumbrille ....Dist. Atty. O'Brien (as Douglas Dumbrille)
Margaret Hamilton ....Mrs. Geiger
Nicholas Joy ....Mitchell (defense attorney)

rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ransom M. Sherman ....Shirley (unconfirmed)
Gino Corrado ....Carl, Waiter (uncredited)
James Flavin ....Police Sgt. Patella (uncredited)
Reid Kilpatrick ....News broadcaster (uncredited)
Fred Kohler Jr. ....Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
Dewey Robinson ....Jim (doorman) (uncredited)
Harry Strang....Policeman (uncredited)
Kam Tong ....Courtland's Houseboy (uncredited)
Archie Twitchell ....Freddie (uncredited)
Robert Williams ....Police Sgt. Bartlett (uncredited)
Ian Wolfe....Dr. E.G. Lutz, Pathologist (uncredited)

Production Company: Mars Film Corporation
Audio/Visual: sound, b&w

Also Known As:
Sins of Madeleine (USA) (reissue title)
This film is loosely based on the life of Madeleine Smith, whose story was told more fully in David Lean's film Madeleine (1950).

Keywords: drama, crime, mystery
Run time: 1:24:00