La Tentation (1936)
Directed by Pierre Caron

Drama
aka: Temptation

Film Synopsis

An unhappily married women is courted by a seductive man who happens to be a friend of her husband.  One day, the two men are involved in a car accident and the husband is killed.  The friend yields to temptation by not coming to his aid.  Thinking that her lover is a killer, the woman marries another man.  Heartbroken, her former lover commits suicide.
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Film Credits

  • Director: Pierre Caron
  • Cast: Henri Rollan (Maurice Brinon), Marie Bell, Antonin Berval, Raymond Cordy, Arlette Dubreuil, Gina Manès, Hélène Pépée
  • Country: France
  • Language: French
  • Support: Black and White
  • Runtime: 97 min
  • Aka: Temptation

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