The Temptress (1949 film)

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The Temptress
The Temptress film Opening titles (1949).png
Opening titles
Directed by Oswald Mitchell
Written by
Produced byGilbert Church
Starring
Cinematography S.D. Onions
Music by W.L. Trytel
Production
company
Gilbert Church Productions
Distributed byAmbassador Film Productions
Release date
  • April 1949 (1949-04)
Running time
85 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

The Temptress is a 1949 British second feature ('B') [1] drama film directed by Oswald Mitchell and starring Joan Maude, Arnold Bell and Don Stannard. [2] It was written by Kathleen Butler based on the 1928 novel Juggernaut by Alice Campbell, and was made at Bushey Studios, the final film to be directed by Mitchell before his death the same year.

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Reception

In British Sound Films: The Studio Years 1928–1959 David Quinlan rated the film as "mediocre", writing: "Gloomy thriller with unpleasant characters." [3]

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References

  1. Chibnall, Steve; McFarlane, Brian (2009). The British 'B' Film. London: BFI/Bloomsbury. p. 157. ISBN   978-1-8445-7319-6.
  2. "The Temptress". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
  3. Quinlan, David (1984). British Sound Films: The Studio Years 1928–1959. London: B.T. Batsford Ltd. p. 250. ISBN   0-7134-1874-5.