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The Temptress (1949)

The Temptress poster
Directed by
Oswald Mitchell
Genre
drama film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 25m
Rating
6.5 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman gets involved in a dangerous love triangle. This British drama follows the consequences of her choices.

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What happens

The Temptress is a 1949 British second feature ('B') drama film directed by Oswald Mitchell and starring Joan Maude, Arnold Bell and Don Stannard. It was written by Kathleen Butler based on the 1928 novel Juggernaut by Alice Campbell, and was made at Bushey Studios, the final film to be directed by Mitchell before his death the same year. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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