The Sorrows of Satan (1926)
Geoffrey Tempest is desperately in love with aspiring writer Mavis Claire, a tenant of his boardinghouse. Unable to marry her due to 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's 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.
Director:
D.W. Griffith
Writer:
Forrest Halsey
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Adolphe Menjou as Prince Lucio de Rimanez |
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Ricardo Cortez as Geoffrey Tempest |
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Carol Dempster as Mavis Claire |
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Lya De Putti as Princess Olga Godovsky |
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Ivan Lebedeff as Amiel |
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Marcia Harris as The Landlady |
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Lawrence D'Orsay as Lord Elton |
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Nellie Savage as The Dancer |
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Dorothy Hughes as Mavis's Chum |
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Josephine Dunn as |
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Dorothy Nourse as |
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Jean Fenwick as |
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Barbara Barondess as |
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Ruby Blaine as |
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Claude Brooke as |
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Eddie Dunn as Marriage Clerk (uncredited) |
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Eden Gray as Englishwoman in Lord Elton's Company (uncredited) |
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Wilfred Lucas as Minister (uncredited) |
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Nina Quartero as Vamp |
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Autumn Sims as |
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Sylvia Sidney as Bridesmaid (uncredited) |
| Directing | D.W. Griffith | Director |
| Directing | Frank Walsh | Assistant Director |
| Writing | John Russell | Adaptation |
| Writing | Forrest Halsey | Screenplay |
| Art | Julian Johnson | Title Designer |
| Writing | Marie Corelli | Novel |
| Art | Norman Bel Geddes | Art Direction |
| Editing | James Smith | Editor |
| Crew | Jesse L. Lasky | Presenter |
| Writing | George C. Hull | Adaptation |
| Art | Charles M. Kirk | Art Direction |
| Crew | Adolph Zukor | Presenter |
| Production | D.W. Griffith | Producer |
| Editing | Julian Johnson | Editor |
| Camera | Arthur de Titta | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Harry Fischbeck | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Hugo Riesenfeld | Original Music Composer |