The Woman Tempted

The Woman Tempted is a 1926 British silent drama film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Juliette Compton, Warwick Ward and Nina Vanna.^[1] It was based on a novel by Vera, Countess Cathcart.^[2] The film was shot at Cricklewood Studios, and was backed by John Maxwell's Wardour Films which was dramatically increasing its role in the film industry. It was first given a trade show 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 Gaumont-British.^[3]

Premise[]

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

Cast[]

• Juliette Compton 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[]

• The Woman Tempted at IMDb

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