Summary Geoffrey, a young and impoverished writer, is desperately in love with Mavis, who lives at his boardinghouse and is also pursuing a writing career. Unable to marry her because of his poverty, in his anger he curses God for abandoning him. Soon Geoffrey meets Prince Lucio de Rimanez, a wealthy, urbane gentleman who informs Geoffrey that he has inherited a fortune, but that he must place himself in the Prince's hands in order to enjoy the fruits of his inheritance. What Geoffrey doesn't know is that Prince Lucio is actually Satan, who is using Geoffrey as an experiment to show God that he can corrupt anybody. View more details
Directed : D.W. Griffith
Written : John Russell Forrest Halsey Marie Corelli
Stars : Adolphe Menjou Ricardo Cortez Carol Dempster Lya De Putti
Genres : Drama Romance
Release date : Oct 11, 1926
Countries of origin : United States
Language : English
Filming locations : Long Island, New York, USA
Production companies : Paramount Pictures D.W. Griffith Productions
Summary Geoffrey, a young and impoverished writer, is desperately in love with Mavis, who lives at his boardinghouse and is also pursuing a writing career. Unable to marry her because of his poverty, in his anger he curses God for abandoning him. Soon Geoffrey meets Prince Lucio de Rimanez, a wealthy, urbane gentleman who informs Geoffrey that he has inherited a fortune, but that he must place himself in the Prince's hands in order to enjoy the fruits of his inheritance. What Geoffrey doesn't know is that Prince Lucio is actually Satan, who is using Geoffrey as an experiment to show God that he can corrupt anybody. View more details
Genres : Drama Romance
Release date : Oct 11, 1926
Countries of origin : United States
Language : English
Filming locations : Long Island, New York, USA
Production companies : Paramount Pictures D.W. Griffith Productions
