Prince of Tempters
Theatrical poster held by Federation University Historical Collection
Directed by	Lothar Mendes
Written by	Paul Bern
Based on	The Ex-Duke by E. Phillips Oppenheim
Produced by	Robert Kane
Starring	Lois Moran Ben Lyon Lya De Putti Ian Keith
Cinematography	Ernest Haller
Production company	Robert Kane Productions
Distributed by	First National Pictures
Release date	October 17, 1926 (1926-10-17)
Running time	82 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

Prince of Tempters is a 1926 American silent romance film directed by Lothar Mendes and starring Lois Moran, Ben Lyon, and Lya De Putti. It is based on the 1924 novel The Ex-Duke by the British writer E. Phillips Oppenheim.^[1]

Plot

Cast

• Lois Moran as Monica
• Ben Lyon as Francis
• Lya De Putti as Dolores
• Ian Keith as Mario Ambrosio, later Baron Humberto Giordano
• Mary Brian as Mary
• Olive Tell as Duchess of Chatsfield
• Sam Hardy as Apollo Beneventa
• Henry Vibart as Duke of Chatsfield
• Judith Vosselli as Signora Wembley
• Fraser Coalter as Lawyer
• J. Barney Sherry as Papal Secretary
• Jeanne Carpenter as Flower girl

Production

The film was made at the Cosmopolitan Studios in New York. It was the first film made in America by the German director Lothar Mendes, who married Dorothy Mackaill while working on the production.^[2]

Preservation

A copy of this film is held at the Museum of Modern Art, New York.^[3]