Temptation
1946 · Movie · 98 min. · United States
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. But when she meets the blackmailer, mutual attraction leads to an affair. As Ruby gets in deeper, she finds Baroudi is even more unscrupulous than she dreamed.
Direction Irving Pichel
Cast Merle Oberon · George Brent · Charles Korvin · Paul Lukas · Lenore Ulric · Arnold Moss · Robert Capa · Aubrey Mather · Ludwig Stössel · Andre Charlot · Suzanne Cloutier · Gloria Lloyd Roberts
Soundtrack Daniele Amfitheatrof
Screenplay Robert Thoeren · James B. Fagan · Robert Hichens
Cinematography Lucien Ballard
Original title Temptation
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Not rated (FilmAffinity)
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