
The Sin Sister
Adventure · Romance · Drama
Overview
Pearl a vaudeville dancer is stranded somewhere in Alaska. With no official place to stay in the vicinity, Pearl is obliged to accept the hospitality of a wealthy family which has itself been stranded in the Great White North. An ill-tempered fur trader and a looney Eskimo both lust after Pearl, but she is rescued by Peter Van Dykeman her hosts' male secretary….
Top Cast


Nancy Carroll
Nancy Carroll
Pearl
Nancy Carroll
Pearl


Lawrence Gray
Lawrence Gray
Peter Van Dykeman
Lawrence Gray
Peter Van Dykeman


Josephine Dunn
Josephine Dunn
Ethelyn Horn
Josephine Dunn
Ethelyn Horn


Myrtle Stedman
Myrtle Stedman
Sister Burton
Myrtle Stedman
Sister Burton


Anders Randolf
Anders Randolf
Joseph T. Horn
Anders Randolf
Joseph T. Horn


Richard Alexander
Richard Alexander
Bob Newton - Trader
Richard Alexander
Bob Newton - Trader


George Davis
George Davis
George Davis
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