The Temptation

1930

Overview

A young man finds employment as an apprentice in a grocery store. As he is short of money for his sick mother’s medicine and furthermore is eager to ask a charming girl out, he succumbs to temptation and steals from the till. Caught red-handed, he is sentenced to two years in a correctional institution. By the time he is released, his old mother has died of grief and poverty, and he is reduced to begging passers-by for alms. While begging, he becomes involved in a tragic incident that once again sends him fleeing through the city. (Stumfilm.dk)

Genres

Drama Crime

Production Countries

Denmark

Spoken Languages

Danish da

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Cast

Musse Scheel

Haralds mor, vaskekone

Volmer Gyth

Harald, lærling hos købmanden

Kaj Møller

Købmanden

Clara Møller

Pige på gaden

Knud Olsen

Dommer

Stig Møller

Betjent

Helge Wandel

Forsvarer

C.J. Høyers

Repræsentant

Crew

Herman Erasmi Sørensen

Director