''The Sex Lure'' is a silent film that was banned in 1916. It was directed by

Ivan Abramson Ivan Abramson (1869 – September 15, 1934) was a director of American silent films in the 1910s and 1920s.Klein, Uru (10 December 2009)Cinema in the time of war, ''Haaretz'' Abramson emigrated to the United States from Russia in the 1880s and s ...

who was known for his titillating films. Although the film's content was not especially scandalous, the film's title and advertising were enough to incur bans of the film at a time when partial nudity was tolerated. A legal case was filed against New York's commissioner Bell over the censorship. The plot involved an adopted daughter (played by Frankie Mann) trying to break up a marriage.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Sex Lure, The 1916 films Films directed by Ivan Abramson