The Temptress
The Temptress is a 1926 American silent romantic drama film directed by Fred Niblo and starring Greta Garbo, Antonio Moreno, Lionel Barrymore, and Roy D'Arcy. It premiered on October 10, 1926. The film melodrama was based on a novel by Vicente Blasco Ibáñez adapted for the screen by Dorothy Farnum. Plot summary Cast Greta Garbo as Elena, who uses her physical beauty to "tempt" and manipulate the opposite sex. Antonio Moreno as Manuel Robledo, is an Argentine engineer on leave in Paris from a dam building project back home in Argentina. Marc McDermott as Fontenoy, middle-aged banker who had an affair with Elena during a difficult period and eventually commits suicide in a highly melodramatic fashion by drinking poisoned wine in public. Lionel Barrymore as Canterac Armand Kaliz as Marquis de Torre Bianca, a Frenchman and the husband of Elena, but also the close friend of Robledo. Roy D'Arcy as Manos Duras, a local Argentine bandit who, like Robledo, falls for Elena when she arrives in Argentina. Robert Anderson as Pirovani Francis McDonald as Timateo Hector Sarno as Rojas Virginia Brown Faire as Celinda Steve Clemente as Salvadore (uncredited) Roy Coulson as Trinidad (uncredited) Louise Emmons as Newspaper Vendor (uncredited)