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The Sorrows of Satan is a 1917 British silent fantasy film directed by Alexander Butler and starring Gladys Cooper, Owen Nares and Cecil Humphreys. It was made at Isleworth Studios.[1] It was based on the 1895 novel of the same name by Marie Corelli (1855-1924). The plot involves a poverty-stricken author who is so depressed about his life that he agrees to sell his soul to the Devil.[2]

The Sorrows of Satan
Directed by	Alexander Butler
Written by	Marie Corelli (novel) Harry Engholm
Produced by	G.B. Samuelson
Starring	Gladys Cooper Owen Nares Cecil Humphreys
Production company	G.B. Samuelson Productions
Distributed by	Walker Films
Release date	January 1917
Running time	56 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Languages	Silent English intertitles

The Devil was depicted as a sympathetic character in the novel on which this film is based, having begged for forgiveness from God who cruelly refuses him, thus making the blockbuster novel a topic of controversy when it was published. This film version does not follow the novel that closely, with Satan appearing as a handsome, wealthy prince. Christopher Workman opines "Despite being terribly unoriginal, the film....was by all accounts commercially successful". It was remade in 1926 by Paramount, directed by D. W. Griffith.[3]

Cast

• Gladys Cooper as Lady Sybil Elton
• Owen Nares as Geoffrey Tempest
• Cecil Humphreys as Prince Ramirez
• Lionel d'Aragon as Earl Eaton
• Winifred Delavente as Diana Chesney
• Alice De Winton
• Minna Grey

References

Bibliography

• Harris, Ed. Britain's Forgotten Film Factory: The Story of Isleworth Studios. Amberley Publishing, 2013.

External links

• The Sorrows of Satan at IMDb

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