A Woman's Temptation is a low budget 1959 British crime film directed by Godfrey Grayson and starring Patricia Driscoll and Robert Ayres.[1][2][3] It was written by Brian Clemens and Eldon Howard and produced by The Danzigers.
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Directed by | Godfrey Grayson |
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Cinematography | James Wilson (as Jimmy Wilson) |
Edited by | Desmond Saunders |
Music by | Albert Elms |
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Distributed by | British Lion Film Corporation (UK) |
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Running time | 60 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Premise
editA young widow struggling as a single mother is tempted by stolen money she finds, which she hides away to use for her son's education. Unfortunately, the thieves return to find it, and have to be confronted.[4]
Cast
edit- Patricia Driscoll as Betty
- Robert Ayres as Mike
- John Pike as Jimmy
- Neil Hallett as Glynn
- John Longden as Inspector Syms
- Kenneth Warren as Warner
- Robert Raglan as burly policeman
- Gordon Needham as Sergeant Martin
- Frazer Hines as Tommy
Critical reception
editThe Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "A drab and dispirited film which moves with painful lethargy towards a predictable conclusion."[5]
In British Sound Films: The Studio Years 1928–1959 David Quinlan rated the film as "average", writing: "Depending on what you read, the film is either 'Drab and dispirited' or 'exciting fare'. Certainly offbeat, though, and Driscoll is sympathetic."[6]
References
edit- ^ "A Woman's Temptation". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
- ^ A Woman's Temptation at Artist Direct
- ^ BFI
- ^ "A Woman's Temptation Review | TVGuide.com". www.tvguide.com. Archived from the original on 12 February 2015.
- ^ "Woman's Temptation". The Monthly Film Bulletin. 26 (300): 125. 1 January 1959 – via ProQuest.
- ^ Quinlan, David (1984). British Sound Films: The Studio Years 1928–1959. London: B.T. Batsford Ltd. p. 401. ISBN 0-7134-1874-5.