The Temptress (1949)

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Country: UK
Genres: Crime, Drama
Release: 1949-04-01
Director: Oswald Mitchell
Writers: Kathleen Butler , Alice Campbell
Language: French | English
Stars: Joan Maude , Arnold Bell , Don Stannard , Shirley Quentin , John Stuart , Ferdy Mayne , Conrad Phillips , Michel Bazalgette , Richard Leech , Roy Russell
Runtime: 85 min
Awards: N/A
AKA: The Temptress , Dr. Leroy's Secret (United Kingdom) , The Temptress (United Kingdom)
Plot: The complex plot begins with the passionate desire of a doctor to found a hospital for medical research, which is thwarted by the Nazi invasion, in which he loses his notes and all his money. In later years, this leads to him being tempted for money (in order to found the hospital) to murder a patient at the instigation of the man's much younger and faithless wife ('the Temptress'), Lady Clifford. He nearly murders the man's son as well but is prevented at the last moment, and then commits suicide with an overdose of his miracle drug in order to avoid arrest. The 'temptress' who was behind it all is a classic example of the wicked, passionate, self-centred woman addicted to gambling and luxury, and at the end she is left trembling with terror at the justice which awaits her, while a happy young couple of the sub-plot look forward to their marital bliss.
IMDB:tt0177287