Temptation (1915 film)
| Temptation | |
|---|---|
 Contemporary newspaper advertisement | |
| Directed by | Cecil B. DeMille |
| Written by | Hector Turnbull Cecil B. DeMille (uncredited) Jeanie MacPherson (uncredited) |
| Story by | Hector Turnbull |
| Produced by | Cecil B. DeMille Jesse L. Lasky |
| Starring | Geraldine Farrar Theodore Roberts |
| Cinematography | Alvin Wyckoff |
| Edited by | Cecil B. DeMille |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 60 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Languages | Silent English intertitles |
| Budget | $22,472.25[1][2] |
| Box office | $102,437.47[1][2] |
Temptation is a 1915 American silent romantic drama film directed and produced by Cecil B. DeMille. The film starred Geraldine Farrar and Theodore Roberts and was written by and based on an original story by Hector Turnbull.[3] Additional writing was done by DeMille and Jeanie MacPherson, who did not receive screen credit.[1]
Plot
[edit] | This article needs a plot summary. (March 2024) |
Cast
[edit]- Geraldine Farrar as Renee Dupree
- Theodore Roberts as Otto Mueller
- Pedro de Cordoba as Julian
- Elsie Jane Wilson as Madame Maroff
- Raymond Hatton as Baron Cheurial
- Sessue Hayakawa as Opera Admirer
- Jessie Arnold (uncredited)
- Tex Driscoll (uncredited)
- Ernest Joy (uncredited)
- Anita King (uncredited)
- Lucien Littlefield (uncredited)
Preservation
[edit]With no prints of Temptation located in any film archives, it is considered a lost film.[4][5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c Birchard, Robert S. (2004). Cecil B. DeMille's Hollywood. University Press of Kentucky. p. 64. ISBN 0-813-12324-0.
- ^ a b "De Mille's Costs-Gross". Variety. March 21, 1928. p. 5. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
- ^ "Temptation". afi.com. Retrieved March 30, 2024.
- ^ "American Silent Feature Film Database: Temptation". Library of Congress. Retrieved March 30, 2024.
- ^ "Progressive Silent Film List: Temptation". Silent Era. Retrieved July 16, 2011.
External links
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Categories:
- 1915 films
- 1915 romantic drama films
- 1915 lost films
- Lost American romantic drama films
- American silent feature films
- American black-and-white films
- Famous Players-Lasky films
- Films directed by Cecil B. DeMille
- Paramount Pictures films
- 1910s American films
- Silent American romantic drama films
- 1910s English-language films
- English-language romantic drama films
- Silent romantic drama film stubs