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The Sorrows of Satan
UNITED STATES · 1926

The Sorrows of Satan

D.W. Griffith
deal with the devil wealth and corruption unrequited love moral temptation divine punishment
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Synopsis

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 enj

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