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1925 film For a general use, see Seduction.

Enticement
The Silver Sheet, front cover (1924)
Directed by	George Archainbaud
Screenplay by	Bradley King
Based on	Enticement by Clive Arden
Produced by	Thomas H. Ince
Starring	Mary Astor Clive Brook Ian Keith
Cinematography	Henry Sharp
Production company	Thomas H. Ince Corporation
Distributed by	First National Pictures
Release date	February 1, 1925 (1925-02-01)
Running time	70 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

Enticement is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by George Archainbaud and starring Mary Astor, Clive Brook, and Ian Keith.

Plot

As described in a review in a film magazine, Leonore Bewlay (Astor), recently grown into womanhood, while in Switzerland meets a childhood friend, Richard Valyran (Keith), who has become an opera singer. When she is injured, she is shocked into a bewilderment of panic and flees when, as he undresses her to assist, he also kisses her. She marries Henry Wallis (Brook), a devout Englishman, but is disliked by his relatives. Val's wife names Leonore as a correspondent in her divorce suit and Henry loses faith in her. She goes to Val, who still loves her, but he refuses her when he learns that she still loves Henry. In order to free her from any notoriety, Val kills himself. Henry, awed by this sacrifice, takes Leonore back and they find happiness together.

Cast

Mary Astor as Leonore Bewlay
Clive Brook as Henry Wallis
Ian Keith as Richard Valyran
Louise Dresser as Mrs. Samuel Murray
Edgar Norton as William Blake
Vera Lewis as Mrs. Blake
Lillian Langdon as Mrs. Edward Merley
Lorimer Johnston as Edward Merley
Maxine Elliott Hicks as Olive Merley
Fenwick Oliver as Mr. Kerry
Florence Wix as Mrs. Kerry
George Bunny as The bishop
Roland Bottomley as Bevington
Aileen Manning as The old maid

Preservation

With no prints of Enticement located in any film archives, it is a lost film.

References

Progressive Silent Film List: Enticement at silentera.com
Goble p. 13
Smith, Sumner (February 7, 1925). "Enticement; Mary Astor Has Splendid Emotional Role in Gripping First National Drama". The Moving Picture World. 72 (6). New York City: Chalmers Publishing Co.: 586. Retrieved August 23, 2021.
^ "Enticement". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. American Film Institute. Retrieved July 23, 2016.
The Library of Congress / FIAF American Silent Feature Film Catalog: Enticement
Enticement at Arne Andersen's Lost Film Files:lost First National films - 1925

Bibliography

Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.

External links

Enticement at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
Enticement at IMDb
Synopsis at AllMovie
Stills at famousfix.com

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