The Sins of the Children, also known as Father's Day and The Richest Man in the World, is a 1930 American pre-Code drama film, which was produced and directed by Sam Wood and distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Synopsis Adolf Wagenkampf, a German immigrant barber on the verge of becoming rich, takes his sickly son away on a two-year stay in a drier climate. The man's partner deems him a failure, but he learns that his family is more important than finance. Cast Louis Mann as Adolf Wagenkampf Robert Montgomery as Nick Higginson Elliott Nugent as Johann Wagenkampf Leila Hyams as Alma Wagenkampf Clara Blandick as Martha Wagenkampf Mary Doran as Laura Ralph Bushman as Ludwig Wagenkampf Robert McWade as Joe Higginson Dell Henderson as Ted Baldwin Henry Armetta as Tony Jane Reid as Katherine Wagenkampf Taylor James Donlan as Bide Taylor Jeane Wood as Muriel Stokes Lee Kohlmar as Dr Heinrich Schmidt External links 1930 films American black-and-white films 1930 drama films Films directed by Sam Wood Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer films American drama films 1930s English-language films 1930s American films