Temptation

Temptation (1946)

YOU CAN'T RESIST IT!

After marrying an archaeologist, a Victorian-era woman with a sordid past realizes that she is not ready to settle down with one man.

Date of release
1946-12-02
TMDB
5.0 / 10 (13)
Runtime
1h 38m
Genres
Thriller
Director
Irving Pichel

Casting

Interesting facts

Temptation is a 1946 American film noir thriller film directed by Irving Pichel and starring Merle Oberon, George Brent, Charles Korvin and Paul Lukas. The film was based on Robert Smythe Hichens's 1909 novel Bella Donna. Other film adaptations of the novel were produced in 1915, 1923 and 1934.

Production

The film was the first that Edward Small produced after the termination of his long contract with United Artists, and the first to be filmed at Universal under the merger with International Pictures that formed the short-lived United World Pictures. Small bought the rights to the novel in 1941, intending it as a vehicle for Ilona Massey, who had just appeared in International Lady for him.

Photographer Robert Capa made his sole acting appearance in Temptation. On a visit to the set to see his friend Charles Korvin, Capa claimed that he could perform the role of Hamza better than could the actor who had been hired to play the part. Capa auditioned for Irving Pichel, who was convinced by Capa's accent and offered him the part.

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