Temptation (1915 film)

Temptation
Contemporary newspaper advertisement
Directed byCecil B. DeMille
Written byHector Turnbull
Cecil B. DeMille
(uncredited)
Jeanie MacPherson (uncredited)
Story byHector Turnbull
Produced byCecil B. DeMille
Jesse L. Lasky
StarringGeraldine Farrar
Theodore Roberts
CinematographyAlvin Wyckoff
Edited byCecil B. DeMille
Production
company
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release date
  • December 30, 1915 (1915-12-30)
Running time
60 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguagesSilent
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

Cast

Preservation

With no prints of Temptation located in any film archives, it is considered a lost film.[4][5]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Birchard, Robert S. (2004). Cecil B. DeMille's Hollywood. University Press of Kentucky. p. 64. ISBN 0-813-12324-0.
  2. ^ a b "De Mille's Costs-Gross". Variety. March 21, 1928. p. 5. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
  3. ^ "Temptation". afi.com. Retrieved March 30, 2024.
  4. ^ "American Silent Feature Film Database: Temptation". Library of Congress. Retrieved March 30, 2024.
  5. ^ "Progressive Silent Film List: Temptation". Silent Era. Retrieved July 16, 2011.


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