The Sorrows of Satan (1926)
90 min
Geoffrey Tempest is desperately in love with aspiring writer Mavis Claire, a tenant of his boardinghouse. Unable to marry her due to 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's 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.
- Release date
- October 12, 1926
- Country of origin
- United States
- Music
- Hugo Riesenfeld
- Budget
- $971
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
- Lawrence D'Orsay as Lord Elton
- Nellie Savage as The Dancer
- Dorothy Hughes as Mavis's Chum
- Josephine Dunn as Undetermined Secondary Role
Crew
- D.W. Griffith · Director
- Marie Corelli · Writer
- John Russell · Writer
- Forrest Halsey · Writer
- Julian Johnson · Writer
- D.W. Griffith · Producer
- Hugo Riesenfeld · Composer
- Arthur de Titta · Cinematographer
- Harry Fischbeck · Cinematographer
- Julian Johnson · Editor
- James Smith · Editor