The Woman Tempted
Encyclopedia
The Woman Tempted is a 1926 British
silent
drama film
directed by Maurice Elvey
and starring Juliette Compton
, Warwick Ward
and Nina Vanna
. It was based on a novel by Vera, Countess Cathcart. A young woman murders another woman whose behaviour drove her fiancee to suicide.
Cinema of the United Kingdom
The United Kingdom has had a major influence on modern cinema. The first moving pictures developed on celluloid film were made in Hyde Park, London in 1889 by William Friese Greene, a British inventor, who patented the process in 1890. It is generally regarded that the British film industry...
silent
Silent film
A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound, especially with no spoken dialogue. In silent films for entertainment the dialogue is transmitted through muted gestures, pantomime and title cards...
drama film
Drama film
A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, class divisions, violence against women...
directed by Maurice Elvey
Maurice Elvey
Maurice Elvey was the most prolific film director 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....
and starring Juliette Compton
Juliette Compton
Juliette Compton was an American actress whose career began in the silent film era and concluded with That Hamilton Woman in 1941....
, Warwick Ward
Warwick Ward
Warwick Ward was an English actor and film producer. He appeared in 64 films between 1919 and 1933. He also produced 19 films between 1931 and 1958.He was born in St...
and Nina Vanna
Nina Vanna
Nina Yasikova Kind Hakim Provatoroff, known by her stage name of Nina Vanna , was a Russian-born British film actress who appeared in a number of films during the 1920s....
. It was based on a novel by Vera, Countess Cathcart. A young woman murders another woman whose behaviour drove her fiancee to suicide.
Cast
- Juliette ComptonJuliette ComptonJuliette Compton was an American actress whose career began in the silent film era and concluded with That Hamilton Woman in 1941....
... Louise Harding - Warwick WardWarwick WardWarwick Ward was an English actor and film producer. He appeared in 64 films between 1919 and 1933. He also produced 19 films between 1931 and 1958.He was born in St...
... Jimmy Davies - Nina VannaNina VannaNina Yasikova Kind Hakim Provatoroff, known by her stage name of Nina Vanna , was a Russian-born British film actress who appeared in a number of films during the 1920s....
... Maud Edworth - Malcolm Tod ... Basil Gilmore
- Joan MorganJoan MorganJoan Morgan was a British actress. She was the daughter of Evelyn Morgan and Sidney Morgan.-Selected filmography:* The Road to London * The Lilac Sunbonnet * Fires of Innocence * Dicky Monteith...
... Sybil Helmsley - Adeline Hayden CoffinAdeline Hayden Coffin-Selected filmography:* The Manxman * The Sands of Time * God's Clay * After Many Days * The Greater Love * The Call of the Road * The Holiday Husband * The Black Spider...
... Mrs. Edworth - Judd GreenJudd GreenJudd Green was a British film actor of the silent era. He was sometimes credited as R. Judd Green. He was born in Portsmouth, Hampshire in 1866 and made his first screen appearance in 1914.-Selected filmography:* Thelma...