Temptation (1935 film) explained

Temptation
Director:	Oscar Micheaux
Producer:	Oscar Micheaux
Studio:	Micheaux Film
Country:	United States
Language:	English
Budget:	$15,000

Tempation is a 1935 American crime film written, produced and directed by Oscar Micheaux. The storyline depicts the corrupting influence of carnal desires.^[1] 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".^[2] 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.^[3] The film made her a fully fledged star.^[4]

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^[2]
• Alfred "Slick" Chester^[5]
• Dorothy Van Engle

Notes and References

1. Book: Reid, Mark A.. Black Lenses, Black Voices: African American Film Now. June 4, 2005. Rowman & Littlefield. 9780742526426. Google Books.
2. Web site: Lobby Card for Temptation. National Museum of African American History and Culture.
3. https://academicworks.cuny.edu/gc_etds/1928/ page 47
4. Book: McCann, Bob. Encyclopedia of African American Actresses in Film and Television. December 21, 2009. McFarland. 9780786458042. Google Books.
5. Web site: Photo Archive of Alfred "Slick" Chester, African American Film Actor—the "Colored Cagney"—and Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame Inductee by Alfred "Slick" Chester, 1900–1978 on Ian. Ian Brabner, Rare Americana, LLC (ABAA).