Tempation is a 1935 American crime film written, produced and directed by Oscar Micheaux. The storyline depicts the corrupting influence of carnal desires. It is considered a lost film.
The National Museum of African American History and Culture has a lobby card for the film advertising "a great colored cast". Ethel Moses made her film debut as a naive woman who models nude and struggles to fend off opportunistic men while becoming part of a criminal underworld.https://academicworks.cuny.edu/gc_etds/1928/ page 47 The film made her a fully fledged star.
Cast The film was directed by Oscar Micheaux and distributed by the Micheaux Film and Book Company.
Actors in the film include:
Andrew S. Bishop Ethel Moses Lorenzo Tucker Vincente Minnelli Alfred "Slick" Chester Dorothy Van Engle
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