Woman's Temptation

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A Woman's Temptation
Directed by Godfrey Grayson
Written by
Produced by
Starring
Cinematography James Wilson (as Jimmy Wilson)
Edited by Desmond Saunders
Music by Albert Elms
Production
company
Distributed by British Lion Film Corporation (UK)
Release date
1959
Running time
60 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

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]

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Premise

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. [3]

Cast

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References

  1. A Woman's Temptation at Artist Direct
  2. BFI
  3. "A Woman's Temptation Review | TVGuide.com". www.tvguide.com. Archived from the original on 12 February 2015.