The Sorrows of Satan (1926)
Geoffrey 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.
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 |
| Writing | Marie Corelli | Novel |
| Writing | John Russell | Adaptation |
| Writing | Forrest Halsey | Screenplay |
| Art | Julian Johnson | Title Designer |
| Writing | George C. Hull | Adaptation |
| Production | D.W. Griffith | Producer |
| Editing | Julian Johnson | Editor |
| Editing | James Smith | Editor |
| Art | Norman Bel Geddes | Art Direction |
| Art | Charles M. Kirk | Art Direction |
| Directing | Frank Walsh | Assistant Director |
| Crew | Jesse L. Lasky | Presenter |
| Crew | Adolph Zukor | Presenter |
| Camera | Arthur de Titta | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Harry Fischbeck | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Hugo Riesenfeld | Original Music Composer |