The Seventh Commandment (1932 Film)
''The Seventh Commandment'' is a 1932 American crime film directed by Dwain Esper and James P. Hogan and starring Victoria Vinton, George LeMaire and James Harrison.Pitts p.324 It was produced on Poverty Row as a second feature. The title refers to the Seventh Commandment "Thou shalt not commit adultery". It is now considered a lost film. Synopsis A young man from the country heads to a big city in order to make his fortune. However he soon falls in with bad company, taking part in games of strip poker and promiscuous activities. Disgusted by such a life he returns to his hometown and plans to marry his childhood sweetheart Mary, but is alarmed to discover he has caught syphilis. Cast * Stuart James as David Hayes * Victoria Vinton as Mary Townley * George LeMaire as Cubby * James Harrison as Numbscull * Maxine Collins as Vi * Virginia Griffith as Sue * Martha Heath as Fanny * Alma Powell as Ma Townley * William Malan a s Pa Townley * Frank Schwab as Gloomy * ...
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Dwain Esper
Dwain Atkins Esper (October 7, 1894 – October 18, 1982) was an American director and producer of exploitation films. Biography A veteran of World War I, Esper worked as a building contractor before switching to the film business in the mid-1920s. He produced and directed inexpensive pictures with titles like ''Maniac (1934 film), Sex Maniac'', ''Marihuana (1936 film), Marihuana'', and ''How to Undress in Front of Your Husband''. To enhance the appeal of these low-budget features, he included scenes containing gratuitous nudity and violence that led some to label him the "father of modern exploitation." Esper's wife, Hildagarde Stadie, wrote many of the scripts for his films. They employed extravagant promotional techniques that included exhibiting the mummified body of notorious Oklahoma outlaw Elmer McCurdy before it was acquired by Dan Sonney. ''Maniac'' (1934) ''Maniac (1934 film), Maniac'', also known as ''Sex Maniac'', an exploitation film, exploitation/horror film di ...
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