Underplayed Gems
The whole movie catalogue

Films and series, searchable by what they are

← Back to the shop

The World, the Flesh, the Devil (1932)

The World, the Flesh, the Devil poster
Original title
The World, the Flesh and the Devil
Directed by
George A. Cooper
Genre
crime film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
53 min
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A crime story from 1932 about a man drawn into a web of deceit and danger. Based on a play, it follows the characters as they confront betrayal and moral choices.

tensebleakold-fashionedslow-burnmelodramaticdarkstaged

What happens

The World, the Flesh, and the Devil is a 1932 British crime film directed by George A. Cooper and starring Harold Huth, Isla Bevan and Victor Stanley. It was written by H. Fowler Mear based on the 1912 play of the same title by Laurence Cowen, and was shot at Beaconsfield and Twickenham Studios as a quota quickie for release by RKO Pictures. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

More like this

This page is from Underplayed Gems. Not quite it? Tell the Catbot what you feel like watching and it picks from the whole catalogue, or browse by genre, country and year.

Lists: Korean thrillers worth the evening · Anime films beyond Studio Ghibli · Slow films for a rainy night · Horror that unsettles instead of startling · Series you can finish in a weekend · Nordic crime worth the subtitles · Good films that end in under 90 minutes · Documentaries that play like thrillers

Loading movies…

What should I watch?