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	Jesse Lasky Feature Plays
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	December 30, 1915 (1915-12-30)
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

Cast

• 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

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

See also

• List of lost films

References

1. Birchard, Robert S. (2004). Cecil B. DeMille's Hollywood. University Press of Kentucky. p. 64. ISBN 0-813-12324-0.
2. "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.

External links

• Temptation at IMDb
• Temptation at SilentEra