The Temptation - Production & Contact Info (original) (raw)

Steven Philbert, a trusted employee of the great mills, is given a large check and sent to the city to get the money with which to pay off the men. The sight of the money in the bag which he carries first suggests to him how easy it would ...See moreSteven Philbert, a trusted employee of the great mills, is given a large check and sent to the city to get the money with which to pay off the men. The sight of the money in the bag which he carries first suggests to him how easy it would be to get away with it, and when he is delayed by the blizzard and reaches his suburban home after the factory hours, and finds that he must keep the money overnight, his half-formed plan takes a definite shape, and leaving the house under the pretext of sending a telephone message, he disguises himself and returns at midnight in the role of a burglar. The plan is foiled because his wife has let in a half-starved stranger, whose rags are poor protection from the snow and storm and who falling asleep by the kitchen fire awakes in time to help her save the money and her husband from disgrace. There is an intensely dramatic moment when, after a brief struggle between the two men, the supposed burglar lies unconscious on the floor and the wife slipping the handkerchief from his face, discovers that it is Steven, and when after sending the stranger from the room she and Steven face each other and looking into each other's eyes realize the problem that confronts them in their mutual knowledge of his intended crime. The problem seems unsolvable, but the woman's love, triumphant as always, finds a way for them both. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less