The Devil Plays (1921)
- Directed by
- Richard Thorpe
- Genre
- crime film, mystery film, satanic film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 03m
- Rating
- 4.6 of 10 from 13 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A man gets involved in a series of strange events tied to a mysterious figure called the devil. He teams up with a woman to uncover the truth behind a crime.
mysterioustenseold-fashionedpacing-steadycreepysuspensefulatmosphericgritty
What happens
The Devil Plays is a 1931 American pre-Code mystery film directed by Richard Thorpe and starring Jameson Thomas, Florence Britton and Thomas E. Jackson. It was given a British release under the alternative title of The Murdock Affair. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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