The Devil is a surviving 1921 silent drama film directed by James Young and starring stage actor George Arliss in a film version of his 1908 Broadway success of Ferenc Molnár's play, The Devil (aka Az ordog) .
Long thought to be a lost film, a print was discovered in the 1990s and restored by the Library of Congress.
The Devil | |
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Directed by | James Young |
Written by | Edmund Goulding |
Based on | play The Devil by Ferenc Molnár |
Produced by | Associated Distributors Incorporated Harry Leonhardt Andrew J. Callaghan |
Cinematography | Harry Fischbeck |
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Distributed by | Associated Exhibitors |
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Running time | 60 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
This was George Arliss' first film following a successful career on Broadway. Arliss' wife Florence Arliss co-starred with him in the film, and continued to do so until he died in 1946. Director Young was silent screen star Clara Kimball Young's ex-husband. Future Oscar-winner Fredric March had an uncredited bit part in the film.
The Devil, in the guise of a human named Dr. Muller (Arliss), meets a young couple (Marie and her fiance Georges) 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 couple's downfall. In the end, Marie resorts to the power of prayer and a shining crucifix appears that causes the Devil to disappear in a burst of flames.
A copy of The Devil is preserved in the Library of Congress collection and the Archives Du Film Du CNC, Bois d'Arcy.
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