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The Devil's Party

The Devil's Party

1938Movie⏱️ 1h 5mApproved
CrimeDramaFilm-Noir
5.7
IMDB Rating
349 votes

Adults who grew up as slum kids meet later in life, but murder disrupts their reunion.

Director
Ray McCarey
Writers
Roy Chanslor, Borden Chase, Charles Grayson
Stars
Victor McLaglen, William Gargan, Paul Kelly
Release Date
June 2, 1938
Language
English
Country
United States
💬 13
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Victor McLaglen
Victor McLaglen
as Marty Malone
William Gargan
William Gargan
as Mike O'Mara
Paul Kelly
Paul Kelly
as Jerry Donovan
Beatrice Roberts
Beatrice Roberts
as Helen McCoy
Frank Jenks
Frank Jenks
as Sam
John Gallaudet
John Gallaudet
as Joe O'Mara
Samuel S. Hinds
Samuel S. Hinds
as Justice Harrison
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Joe Downing
as Frank Diamond
Arthur Hoyt
Arthur Hoyt
as Webster
Scotty Beckett
Scotty Beckett
as Mike O'Mara as a Child

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.37 : 1
Color
Black and White
Filming Location
Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA
Production
Universal Pictures

🏷️ Keywords

male police officerpolicepolice officermurderreunion

🎯 Categories

Film NoirCrimeDrama

⭐ Featured Review

Good Story Idea, & McLaglen Is Good Too
by Snow Leopard2006-01-23

"A good story idea and a good performance by Victor McLaglen make this crime feature work well, despite some weaknesses in other areas. The premise is a good one that holds many possibilities, and in general the story makes solid use of them. The production has a low-budget look to it, but most of the time this doesn't get in the way. The rest of the cast never comes up to McLaglen's level, and this is probably the main thing that keeps it from being better. It's still pretty good. The setup has McLaglen's character Marty, as a boy, as part of a five-member gang (which incl..."

💡 Did You Know?

This movie was no 57.734 on the Swedish Censorship Board. It was not allowed to be shown at Swedish cinemas, and Universal apparently never cared to make any cuts.

📖 Synopsis

Adults who grew up as slum kids meet later in life, but murder disrupts their reunion.