The Sin of Madelon Claudet
A pre-code melodrama about maternal sacrifice and social injustice, where a wronged woman endures degradation and moral compromise to secure her son's future.
Out of jail for a crime she did not commit, Madelon turns to prostitution and thievery to send her illegitimate son to medical school.
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