The Devil

1915Movie

Drama

⭐ 8.2

IMDB Rating

24 votes

The Devil, in the guise of a human, meets a young couple who remark upon looking at a Renaissance painting of a martyr that Evil could never triumph over Good. The Devil, taking this as a challenge, decides to bring about the coup...

Director

N/A

Writers

Thomas H. Ince, Ferenc Molnár, Charles Swickard

Stars

Edward Connelly, Bessie Barriscale, Arthur Maude

Release Date

April 1, 1915

Language

None, English

Country

United States

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Reviews

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🎭 Top Cast

Edward Connelly

as The Devil

Bessie Barriscale

as Isabella Zanden

Arthur Maude

as Harry Lang

Clara Williams

as Elsa

Rhea Mitchell

as Milli

J. Barney Sherry

as Alfred Zanden

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Arthur Hollingsworth

as Andrews

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio

1.33 : 1

Sound

Silent

Color

Black and White

Production

New York Motion Picture

🏷️ Keywords

based on play

🎯 Categories

Drama

⭐ Featured Review

Well Done

by GManfred • 2017-06-20

"Morality play which is a far above average movie of its kind. Further, it is a 'thoroughbred', based on a play by Ferenc Molnar and adapted to the screen and directed by Thomas Ince. It is a tour-de-force for Thomas Connelly in the title role and virtually carries the picture; he is in nearly every scene. He materializes in the parlor of an artist who is in the midst of an affair with his model. The Visitor entices the artist to leave his wife and take up with the model. He then visits the fiancé of the artist and tells her (as a good samaritan) what he has learned about her beau. T..."

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📖 Synopsis

The Devil, in the guise of a human, meets a young couple who remark upon looking at a Renaissance painting of a martyr that Evil could never triumph over Good. The Devil, taking this as a challenge, decides to bring about the coup...