A Woman's Temptation | |
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Directed by | Godfrey Grayson |
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Cinematography | James Wilson (as Jimmy Wilson) |
Edited by | Desmond Saunders |
Music by | Albert Elms |
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Distributed by | British Lion Film Corporation (UK) |
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Running time | 60 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
A Woman's Temptation is a low budget 1959 British crime film directed by Godfrey Grayson and starring Patricia Driscoll and Robert Ayres. [1] [2] [3] It was written by Brian Clemens and Eldon Howard.
A young widow struggling as a single mother is tempted by stolen money she finds, which she hides away to use for her son's education. Unfortunately, the thieves return to find it, and have to be confronted. [4]
The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "A drab and dispirited film which moves with painful lethargy towards a predictable conclusion." [5]
In British Sound Films: The Studio Years 1928–1959 David Quinlan rated the film as "average", writing: "Depending on what you read, the film is either 'Drab and dispirited' or 'exciting fare'. Certainly offbeat, though, and Driscoll is sympathetic." [6]
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