Temptation (1935 film)

Temptation
Directed byOscar Micheaux
Written byOscar Micheaux
Produced byOscar Micheaux
Starring
Production
company
Release date
  • January 1, 1935 (1935-01-01)
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$15,000

Tempation is a 1935 American crime film written, produced and directed by Oscar Micheaux. The storyline depicts the corrupting influence of carnal desires.[1] It is considered a lost film.

The National Museum of African American History and Culture has a lobby card for the film advertising "a great colored cast".[2] Ethel Moses made her film debut as a naive woman who models nude and struggles to fend off opportunistic men while becoming part of a criminal underworld.[3] The film made her a fully fledged star.[4]

  1. ^ Reid, Mark A. (June 4, 2005). Black Lenses, Black Voices: African American Film Now. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 9780742526426 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ "Lobby Card for Temptation". National Museum of African American History and Culture.
  3. ^ https://academicworks.cuny.edu/gc_etds/1928/ page 47
  4. ^ McCann, Bob (December 21, 2009). Encyclopedia of African American Actresses in Film and Television. McFarland. ISBN 9780786458042 – via Google Books.