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Temptation (1946 film) Temptation. (1946 film) Temptation is a 1946 American film noir thriller film directed by Irving Pichel and starring Merle Oberon, George Brent, Charles Korvin and Paul Lukas. The film was based on Robert Smythe Hichens 's 1909 novel Bella Donna. Other film adaptations of the novel were produced in 1915, 1923 and 1934 .
Temptation: Directed by Irving Pichel. With Merle Oberon, George Brent, Charles Korvin, Paul Lukas. Ruby, a beautiful divorcee with a shady past, marries a rich Egyptologist, and while he continues excavating a Pharoah's tomb, she becomes bored until she falls for a debt-ridden, blackmailing Egyptian prince.
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- Drama, Film-Noir, Thriller
- Irving Pichel
- 1946-12-02
Temptation is a 1946 American film noir thriller film directed by Irving Pichel and starring Merle Oberon, George Brent, Charles Korvin and Paul Lukas. The f...
- 98 min
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1h 38m. Sound. Mono. Color. Black and White. Theatrical Aspect Ratio. 1.37 : 1. In a flashback, late-Victorian beauty Ruby, a divorcee with a shady past, calculatingly marries rich Egyptologist Nigel, who installs her at his Cairo estate while he digs for mummies. Bored, Ruby undertakes to recover a friend's letters from Baroudi.
- Irving Pichel, Frank Shaw
- Merle Oberon
Ruby, a beautiful divorcee with a shady past, calculatingly marries rich Egyptologist Nigel Armine. He installs her at his Cairo estate while he continues his excavation work, but Ruby is hopelessly bored. A young woman of her acquaintance confides that she is being blackmailed over indiscreet letters she foolishly sent to a man called Baroudi ...
Cast. Merle Oberon George Brent Charles Korvin Paul Lukas Lenore Ulric Arnold Moss Robert Capa Aubrey Mather Ludwig Stössel André Charlot Suzanne Cloutier Gloria Lloyd Roberts. 98 mins More at IMDb TMDb. Sign in to log, rate or review. Share.
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Temptation is a 1946 American thriller film noir directed by Irving Pichel starring Merle Oberon, George Brent, Charles Korvin and Paul Lukas. The film was based on Robert Smythe Hichens's novel Bella Donna. The 1923 film Bella Donna, starring Pola Negri, which was directed by George Fitzmaurice is also based on that novel.
