''Temptation'' is a 1934 British-French

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directed by

Max Neufeld Max Neufeld (13 February 1887 – 2 December 1967) was an Austrian film director, actor and screenwriter. He directed 70 films between 1919 and 1957. He directed the 1934 film '' The Song of the Sun'', which starred Vittorio De Sica. Sele ...

and starring Frances Day, Stewart Rome and Anthony Hankey.Wood p.84 It was made at the

Joinville Studios The Joinville Studios were a film studio in Paris which operated between 1910 and 1987. They were one of the leading French studios, with major companies such as Pathé and Gaumont making films there. A second studio was added to the original ...

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with sets designed by the art director Jacques Colombier. It is the English-language version of ''

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''.

Cast

* Frances Day as Antonia Palmay * Stewart Rome as Paul Palmay * Anthony Hankey as William Parker *

Peggy Simpson Peggy Simpson (4 July 1913 in Leeds, West Riding of Yorkshire – 1 January 1994 in London) was a British actress. She appeared twice for director Alfred Hitchcock in '' The 39 Steps'' (1935) and ''Young and Innocent'' (1937). Partial filmograp ...

as Piri *

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as Johnny * Lucy Beaumont as Headmistress * Billy Watts as Gus * C. Denier Warren as Director *

Effie Atherton Effie Atherton (born Euphemia Walker Anderson; 3 July 1907 – 11 February 2005), was a British singer, dancer, film actress, and musical comedy performer, known initially for her stage appearances in the West End of London and on Broadway in ...

as Vera Hanka *

Molly Hamley-Clifford Molly Hamley-Clifford (born Irene Leila Hamley Clifford; 1 August 1887 – 7 June 1956) was a British stage and film actress. Early life Clifford was born on 1 August 1887 in Exeter the daughter of George W and Eliza Clifford. Selected filmo ...

as Maresa * Alfred Rode and His Tzigane Orchestra as themselves

References

Bibliography

*Low, Rachael. ''Filmmaking in 1930s Britain''. George Allen & Unwin, 1985. *Wood, Linda. ''British Films, 1927–1939''. British Film Institute, 1986.

External links

* 1934 films 1934 musical comedy films British musical comedy films French musical comedy films Films shot at Joinville Studios Films directed by Max Neufeld British multilingual films French multilingual films British black-and-white films Films scored by Paul Abraham English-language French films 1934 multilingual films 1930s British films 1930s French films {{musical-comedy-film-stub