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The Devil (1921 film)
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Wikipedia article
'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 Molnr's play, 'The Devil' (aka 'Az ordog') [1].[https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/moviedetails/3725?sid=12588596-159d-43f1-a0b7-74809a9dcf17&sr=4.1915607&cp=4&pos=8 The AFI Catalog of Feature Films 1893-1993: 'The Devil'] Long thought to be a lost film, a print was discovered in the 1990s and restored by the Library of Congress.
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.
Plot
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.
Cast
*George Arliss as Dr. Muller
*Lucy Cotton as Marie Matin
*Roland Bottomley as Georges Roben
*Sylvia Breamer as Mimi
*Florence Arliss as Marie's Aunt (credited as Mrs. George Arliss)
*Edmund Lowe as Paul de Veaux
*Fredric March as Bal Masque Participant (uncredited)
Preservation status
A copy of 'The Devil' is preserved in the Library of Congress collection and the Archives Du Film Du CNC, Bois d'Arcy.[http://memory.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.175/default.html The Library of Congress/FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: 'The Devil'][http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/D/Devil1921.html Progressive Silent Film List: 'The Devil'] at silentera.com
See also
*'The Devil' (1918)
References
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