The Devil
Drama
Good has always defeated Bad, so can Truth be overcome by Evil?
Director
James Young
Writers
Edmund Goulding, Oliver Herford, Ferenc Molnár
Stars
George Arliss, Sylvia Breamer, Lucy Cotton
Release Date
January 16, 1921
Language
None, English
Country
United States
💬 11
Reviews
🎭 Top Cast
George Arliss
as Dr. Müller
Sylvia Breamer
as Mimi
Lucy Cotton
as Marie Matin
Florence Arliss
as Marie's Aunt
Edmund Lowe
as Paul de Veaux
Roland Bottomley
as Georges Roben
Fredric March
as Bal Masque Participant
🎬 Technical Specs
Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Filming Location
Fort Lee, New Jersey, USA
Production
Associated Exhibitors
🏷️ Keywords
satirebased on play
🎯 Categories
Drama
⭐ Featured Review
Enjoyable but very old fashioned.
"I watched "The Devil" for one huge reason...it stars George Arliss. Although he's pretty much forgotten today, he was an amazing actor...perhaps the best of the silent and early sound actors. Many of his films are charming and wonderful. "The Devil", sadly, is not among his best...mostly because it is so old fashioned and dated. Dr. Muller (Arliss) spends the entire film manipulating and destroying people for kicks. His main thrust is destroying the two women who love Paul (Edmund Lowe)...and he assumes that he can predict exactly what the outcome will be. The story ..."
💡 Did You Know?
Movie debut of George Arliss.
📖 Synopsis
Good has always defeated Bad, so can Truth be overcome by Evil?