| 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 | |
| Cinematography | Henry Sharp |
Production company | Thomas H. Ince Corporation |
| Distributed by | First National Pictures |
Release date |
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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.12
Plot
As described in a review in a film magazine,3 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 Bewlay4
- Clive Brook as Henry Wallis4
- Ian Keith as Richard Valyran4
- Louise Dresser as Mrs. Samuel Murray4
- Edgar Norton as William Blake4
- Vera Lewis as Mrs. Blake4
- Lillian Langdon as Mrs. Edward Merley4
- Lorimer Johnston as Edward Merley4
- Maxine Elliott Hicks as Olive Merley4
- Fenwick Oliver as Mr. Kerry4
- Florence Wix as Mrs. Kerry4
- George Bunny as The bishop4
- Roland Bottomley as Bevington4
- Aileen Manning as The old maid4
Preservation
With no prints of Enticement located in any film archives,5 it is a lost film.6
References
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
- "Lost Film Files - First National". www.silentsaregolden.com. Retrieved February 2, 2026.
Bibliography
Bibliography
- Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.