The Sorrows of Satan

The Sorrows of Satan

89 mins | Drama, Romance | Oct. 12, 1926

Geoffrey is desperately in love with Mavis, who lives at his boardinghouse and is also pursuing a writing career. Unable to marry her because of 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 has 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.

The Sorrows of Satan

89 mins | Drama, Romance | Oct. 12, 1926

The Sorrows of Satan
Geoffrey is desperately in love with Mavis, who lives at his boardinghouse and is also pursuing a writing career. Unable to marry her because of 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 has 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.
IMDb rating 6.2
Producers Paramount, D.W. Griffith Productions
Original title The Sorrows of Satan
Directors Frank Walsh, D.W. Griffith
Writers Marie Corelli, George C. Hull, Forrest Halsey, John Russell

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