''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

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, Warwick Ward and Nina Vanna. It was based on a novel by Vera, Countess Cathcart. The film was shot at

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, and was backed by John Maxwell's Wardour Films 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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Premise

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

Cast

as Louise Harding * Warwick Ward as Jimmy Davies * Nina Vanna as Maud Edworth * Malcolm Tod as Basil Gilmore * Joan Morgan as Sybil Helmsley * Adeline Hayden Coffin as Mrs. Edworth * Judd Green

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 English-language drama films {{1920s-UK-film-stub