Paul L. Stein, director

For anyone conversant in the movies of the early sound days, the early thirties, this movie is as striking as to seem an anachronism. The acting is loose and natural. The camera does not have that anchored sense, and the typical drawing room, stage cum film set, is eschewed for camera angles and blocking not employed for some time to come. There are overhead shots and four dissolving scenes in which wheels of varying kinds fade one into the next. The sound quality does not suffer the hum of AC electrical current and we have a clear track all the way through. Perhaps Mr. Stein is recognized somewhere for these achievements. I am not aware of this. I can say that "Sin Takes a Holiday" belongs in the study course of any film making school.