The temptation

Explore our selection of movies and TV shows the temptation

poster Denial

Denial

A young woman tries to leave her troubled past behind. She meets her old flame by accident and they fall in love again, but this obsessive relationship threatens to consume them.

poster Hydra

Hydra

94mn - Short, Horror, Sci-Fi

The Most Dangerous Game formula gets a monstrous twist as the mythical Hydra turns the tables on a group of wealthy human-hunters. Kidnapped along with three ex-convicts, former Marine Tim Nolan is transp…

poster The Magician and the Imp

The Magician and the Imp

1mn - Comedy, Fantasy

The magician appears upon the stage with an imp as his assistant. The imp holds a piece of cloth in his hand. At the command of the magician the cloth is suddenly transformed into a beautiful girl, clad i…

poster The Devil Bat

The Devil Bat

68mn - Horror, Sci-Fi

Dr. Paul Carruthers is frustrated because he thinks his employers, Mary Heath and Henry Morton, have cheated him out of the company's profits. He decides to get revenge by altering bats to grow twice thei…

poster The Gay Shoe Clerk

The Gay Shoe Clerk

1mn - Comedy, Romance

A woman being fitted for shoes exposes her ankle to the shoe clerk, who is intrigued. He kisses her, but her chaperone hits him with her umbrella.

poster The Mermaid’s Curse

The Mermaid’s Curse

90mn - Drama, Horror

A young reporter falls in love with a seductive, sultry, young woman he meets on the beach. The more he falls for her, the more he will learn the dangers of falling in love with a siren.

poster The Whole Truth

The Whole Truth

A prosecutor instructs the audience of a courtroom to observe the tearful and slightly hysterical wife (Helen Gilmore) who is sitting in the witness box, and claims she is this way due to her husband, who…

poster What's Your Hurry?

What's Your Hurry?

Papa is proud of his new birthday present, a shotgun. Mary's boyfriend arrives for a visit and she is anxious to introduce him to Papa. When Harry sees Papa walk in with a shotgun he misunderstands and de…

poster Faust and Marguerite

Faust and Marguerite

1mn - Fantasy, Horror

Marguerite is seated in front of the fireplace, Faust standing by her side. Mephistopheles enters and offers his sword to Faust, commanding him to behead the fair Marguerite. Faust refuses, whereupon Meph…

poster The Conquering Power

The Conquering Power

89mn - Romance, Drama

Young playboy Charles Grandet is sent to live with his miserly uncle after his father loses his fortune. He and his cousin Eugenie fall in love, but his uncle sends him away and tries to arrange a marriag…

poster Calino, Love Tamer

Calino, Love Tamer

One day, Calino has the bold and imprudent idea to follow a woman down the street. The woman leads him all the way to the traveling lion cage run by her husband. To avoid her husband's jealous anger, the …

poster Mabel’s Wilful Way

Mabel’s Wilful Way

Mabel sneaks away from her parents for some mischievous fun at the fairgrounds with a pair of impromptu suitors.

poster Scarlet Street

Scarlet Street

102mn - Drama, Thriller

Christopher Cross, a mild-mannered cashier and weekend painter trapped in a loveless marriage, rescues the beautiful Kitty March from an attack, instantly falling for her charms. Unbeknownst to Chris, Kit…

poster The Reign of Terror

The Reign of Terror

102mn - History, Drama

The scene takes place in Paris in March 1793 during the Reign of Terror. The Knight of Maison-Rouge, posing as Citizen Morand, is organizing the escape of Queen Marie-Antoinette. He is assisted in his und…

poster The Miser's Heart

The Miser's Heart

Thieves decide to steal the money an old miser has hidden away. He refuses to open the safe for them, so they threaten to kill a little girl who lives in his building.

poster The Devil in a Convent

The Devil in a Convent

3mn - Horror, Comedy, Fantasy

A priest is officiating at a convent, when suddenly he is transformed into the devil, who frightens away the nuns and turns the place into pandemonium.

poster Flirting with Fate

Flirting with Fate

57mn - Adventure, Comedy

In the midst of an emotional depression, a man hires a murderer to kill him. But the despair soon passes, and the man must now escape the killer he's hired to end his life.

poster A Fool and His Money

A Fool and His Money

Sam the white-washer pines for the affluent Lindy, but she has dumped him in favor of another. Sam finds a large sum of money, and goes to New York to enjoy a shopping spree, buying new clothes, jewelry a…

poster Forbidden Paradise

Forbidden Paradise

76mn - Comedy, Romance

Alexei, a young officer, saves the Czarina of a small European kingdom from revolutionary conspirators and is rewarded with her love. Infatuated, he deserts his sweetheart, Anna, the Czarina's lady-in-wai…

poster The Danger Girl

The Danger Girl

Madcap Gloria disguises herself as a man, in order to lure a "dangerous" vamp away from her beau, Bobbie.

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