This was a fantastic film with great actors all appearing in this very convincing plot with a great moral theme. Gregory Peck,(Fedja),"Old Gringo",'89 started out simply trying to become a writer and got himself caught in the Web of Gambling. Fedja meets up with Ava Gardner,(Pauline Ostrovsky),"The Barefoot Contessa",'54, who really becomes involved deeply with Fedja and tries to give him comfort in many ways. Ava Garnder was very young and extremely beautiful in this black and white film. Ethel Barrymore,(Grandmother Ostrovsky),"The Spiral Staircase",'46, played a very wise like aged owl character, who was very handy with the card games and could read peoples minds! Frank Morgan,(Aristide Pitard),"The Wizard of Oz",'39 along with Agnes Moorehead,(Emma Getzel),"Bewitched",'64 TV Series gave great supporting roles. Emma Getzel was a pawn broker in this picture and acted more like a WITCH and ran into big trouble with Fedja when he tried to pawn a medal which she did not care to purchase. If you love to see a great Cast of famous actors all in one picture, I am sure you will find it worth your WHILE!
Review of The Great Sinner
