THE SORROWS OF SATAN (1926) - ♦♦♦

Directed by - D.W. Griffith

 

Written by - John Russell, Forrest Halsey, Julian Johnson, George C. Hull (based on a novel by Marie Corelli)

 

Starring - Adolphe Menjou, Ricardo Cortez, Carol Dempster

 

 

 

"Two young writers fall in love and their lives are torn apart and made miserable by intervention of Satan himself who presents himself like a respectable gentleman. An unusual melodrama which nevertheless stands as one of Griffith’s most forgettable films, although perhaps the fact that this was a studio film rather than one of his independent productions can be held as a plausible reason. Menjou is good as the suave and deceitful embodiement of Satan."

 

 

Drama, USA