Name: Temptation
Released: 1915
Cast: Geraldine Farrar, Pedro De Cordoba, Theodore Roberts, Elsie Jane Wilson, Raymond Hatton

Brief Synopsis

Opera singer Renee Dupree is in love with struggling composer Julian who falls very seriously ill. She goes to impresario Mueller for the money Julian needs but is saved from sacrificing her virtue when a jealous lover kills Mueller.

Cast & Crew

Film Details

Release Date

Dec 30, 1915

Premiere Information

not available

Production Company

Jesse L. Lasky Feature Play Co.

Distribution Company

Paramount Pictures Corp.

Country

United States

Technical Specs

Sound

Silent

Color

Black and White

Theatrical Aspect Ratio

1.33 : 1

Film Length

5 reels

Synopsis

While singing in a restaurant, Renee Dupree is spotted by Otto Muller, an opera impresario. Taken with her beauty, Muller offers her the starring role in his company's next production. Renee happily accepts the part only to discover later that Muller intends to make her his mistress. Engaged to Julien, a poor but talented violinist and composer, Renee refuses Muller's sexual advances and is fired. When Muller finds out that Julien, who has been writing an opera for him, is Renee's fiancé, he dismisses him as well. Penniless, Julien takes work in a foundry, an exhausting job that causes him to fall sick. Distressed over her lover's health, Renee agrees to meet Muller's demands in exchange for a production of Julien's opera with her as star. As contracted, Renee goes to meet Muller after the successful opening show but luckily finds him dead, the victim of a vengeful, jilted mistress.