''The Woman Tempted'' is a 1926 British silent

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directed by

Maurice Elvey Maurice Elvey (11 November 1887 – 28 August 1967) was one of the most prolific film directors in British history. He directed nearly 200 films between 1913 and 1957. During the silent film era he directed as many as twenty films per year. He a ...

and starring

Juliette Compton Juliette Compton (May 3, 1899 – March 19, 1989) was an American actress whose career began in the silent film era and concluded with ''That Hamilton Woman'' in 1941. Career Compton was born in Columbus, Georgia, on May 3, 1899. She was a ...

Warwick Ward Warwick Ward (3 December 1891 – 9 December 1967) was an English actor of the stage and screen, and a film producer. He appeared in more than 60 films between 1919 and 1933. He also produced 19 films between 1931 and 1958. He was born in ...

and Nina Vanna. It was based on a novel by

Vera, Countess Cathcart Vera Estelle Cathcart, Countess Cathcat (14 May 1892 – April 1993) was a South African writer and actress. Early life Vera Estelle Fraser was born 14 May 1892 at Cape Town, Cape Colony. She was a daughter of John Fraser of Cape Town. Career Foll ...

. The film was shot at

Cricklewood Studios Cricklewood Studios, also known as the Stoll Film Studios, were British film studios located in Cricklewood, London which operated from 1920 to 1938. Run by Sir Oswald Stoll as the principal base for his newly formed Stoll Pictures, which als ...

, and was backed by John Maxwell's

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which was dramatically increasing its role in the film industry. It was first given a

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screening in June 1926, but did not go on full release until the following March. By that time Elvey had departed to work for Maxwell's rival

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.Low p.186

Premise

A young woman murders another woman whose behaviour drove her fiancé to suicide.

Cast

as Louise Harding *

as Jimmy Davies * Nina Vanna as Maud Edworth *

Malcolm Tod Malcolm Tod (16 March 1897 – 1 July 1968) was a British actor. He appeared in more than thirty films from 1921 to 1934. Selected filmography References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Tod, Malcolm 1897 births Year of death unknow ...

as Basil Gilmore *

Joan Morgan Joan Morgan (1 February 1905 – 22 July 2004) was an English film actress, screenwriter and novelist. Born in Forest Hill, London, she was the daughter of film director Sidney Morgan and his wife, Evelyn. Joan Morgan died at age 99 in Henle ...

as Sybil Helmsley *

Adeline Hayden Coffin Adeline Maria Elisabeth Hayden Coffin (née de Leuw; 20 June 1862 – 31 March 1939) was a German-born British actress. In an advertisement for her professional availability in 1921 she described herself, or was described by her agent, as suita ...

as Mrs. Edworth *

Judd Green Judd Green (also credited as R. Judd Green; 1866–1932) was a British film actor of the silent era. He was born in Portsmouth, Hampshire in 1866 and made his first screen appearance in 1914. Selected filmography * '' The Third String'' (1914) ...

References

Bibliography

* Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. * Low, Rachael. ''The History of the British Film 1918-1929''. George Allen & Unwin, 1971.

External links

* 1926 films British silent feature films 1920s English-language films Films directed by Maurice Elvey Films based on British novels British black-and-white films 1926 drama films Films shot at Cricklewood Studios 1920s British films Silent British drama films {{1920s-UK-film-stub