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  • When Men Are Tempted (1917)
  • 50 min | Drama
When Men Are Tempted (1917)
50 min | Drama

College friends John Burt and Arthur Morris are rivals for the hand of Jessie Garden. They come to blows over Jessie, and John, believing that he has killed Arthur in the fight, goes West to search for the location of a mine belonging to ...See moreCollege friends John Burt and Arthur Morris are rivals for the hand of Jessie Garden. They come to blows over Jessie, and John, believing that he has killed Arthur in the fight, goes West to search for the location of a mine belonging to his grandfather. John finds the mine and returns home a millionaire, but discovers that Jessie is planning upon sacrificing herself to Arthur in order to retrieve the fortune her father lost as a result of Arthur's stock manipulations. John puts his own fortune at Garden's disposal and succeeds in breaking Arthur. In anger and hatred, Arthur attempts to kill John but fails and commits suicide instead. With the menace of Arthur removed, John and Jessie marry and face a happy life together. See less
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Director
Writer
George H. Plympton (scenario)
Cinematographer
Reginald Lyons (as Reggie Lyons)
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Updated Dec 24, 1917

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Dec 24, 1917 (United States)

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5 cast members
Name Known for
Mary Anderson
Jessie Garden Jessie Garden   See fewer
Gayne Whitman
John Burt (as Alfred Whitman) John Burt (as Alfred Whitman)   See fewer
Robert N. Bradbury
Peter Burt (as R. Bradbury) Peter Burt (as R. Bradbury)   See fewer
Otto Lederer
General Garden General Garden   See fewer
S.E. Jennings
Kinsley Kinsley   See fewer
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