Drama ·Romance · United States of America · 1926 · 1h 29m

The Sorrows of Satan

Director

Cast

Adolphe Menjou as Prince Lucio de Rimanez Ricardo Cortez as Geoffrey Tempest Carol Dempster as Mavis Claire Lya De Putti as Princess Olga Godovsky Ivan Lebedeff as Amiel Marcia Harris as The Landlady

Crew

Arthur de Titta — Director of Photography Harry Fischbeck — Director of Photography James Smith — Editor Julian Johnson — Editor Hugo Riesenfeld — Original Music Composer Forrest Halsey — Screenplay

Synopsis

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.

Mood & Themes

Key Collaborators

D.W. Griffith Director Arthur de Titta Director of Photography Harry Fischbeck Director of Photography James Smith Editor Julian Johnson Editor Hugo Riesenfeld Original Music Composer Forrest Halsey Screenplay Marie Corelli Novel D.W. Griffith Producer

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