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The Devil Plays

  • 1931
  • Passed
  • 1h 3min
NOTE IMDb
5,0/10
216
MA NOTE
Florence Britton, Edmund Burns, Dorothy Christy, Thomas E. Jackson, Murdock MacQuarrie, Lillian Rich, Jameson Thomas, and Richard Tucker in The Devil Plays (1931)
WhodunnitCrimeDramaMysteryRomance

Ajouter une intrigue dans votre langueA murder mystery evolves during a weekend at an exclusive mansion.A murder mystery evolves during a weekend at an exclusive mansion.A murder mystery evolves during a weekend at an exclusive mansion.

  • Réalisation
    • Richard Thorpe
  • Scénario
    • Arthur Hoerl
  • Casting principal
    • Jameson Thomas
    • Florence Britton
    • Thomas E. Jackson
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  • NOTE IMDb
    5,0/10
    216
    MA NOTE
    • Réalisation
      • Richard Thorpe
    • Scénario
      • Arthur Hoerl
    • Casting principal
      • Jameson Thomas
      • Florence Britton
      • Thomas E. Jackson
    • 17avis d'utilisateurs
    • 2avis des critiques
  • Voir les informations de production sur IMDbPro
  • Voir les informations de production sur IMDbPro
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    Jameson Thomas
    Jameson Thomas
    • Harry Forrest
    Florence Britton
    Florence Britton
    • Diana Amberson
    Thomas E. Jackson
    Thomas E. Jackson
    • Inspector Brown
    Richard Tucker
    Richard Tucker
    • Gerald Murdock
    Robert Ellis
    Robert Ellis
    • Stiles
    Lillian Rich
    Lillian Rich
    • Grace Stiles
    Edmund Burns
    Edmund Burns
    • Dick Quincy
    Dorothy Christy
    Dorothy Christy
    • Dolores Quincy
    Lew Kelly
    Lew Kelly
    • Snyder
    Carmelita Geraghty
    Carmelita Geraghty
    • Rita Kane
    Jack Trent
    Jack Trent
    • Duncan
    Murdock MacQuarrie
    Murdock MacQuarrie
    • Butler
    George 'Gabby' Hayes
    George 'Gabby' Hayes
    • Doctor
    • (as George Hayes)
    • Réalisation
      • Richard Thorpe
    • Scénario
      • Arthur Hoerl
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    Avis des utilisateurs17

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    6CatherineYronwode

    A Tea Cozy Mystery

    This is a typical mansion murder or cozy mystery, with only four sets: the apartment where the murder takes place, the police captain's office, the low-rent hotel of a hard-bitten show girl and a tea room financed by shady money. I tuned in for the tea room, because collecting tea room memorabilia is one of my hobbies.

    The set did not disappoint. It is the Universal "basement restaurant" set (seen in other movies as an Italian restaurant, etc.). Outfitted with a bevy of what seem to be Pretty Little Dutch Girl waitresses and laid out to resemble the Bohemian basement tea rooms of Sheridan Square and Greenwich Village in the 1910s to 1920s, mostly fading from view by the time this was filmed in 1931.

    There were some nice deco touches in the show girl's hotel room set as well. .

    That was about it. The acting was slow and halted, the actors' mannerisms stylized and stagey, and the plot was totally random.
    3JoeytheBrit

    The Devil Plays review

    A pretty dreadful low-budget murder-mystery which pays little attention to defining its characters. There's a lot of talk, but very little action.
    3Hitchcoc

    It's Slow, But At Least It's Dull

    Some movies aren't worth watching. This is one. There are too many vacuous characters and an insipid plot. The lines are delivered with a full second between speeches, as if they were waiting for the audience to absorb the silly dialogue. There is some humor and that's about all that makes it even slightly worthwhile. Don't bother.
    7gcube1942

    High rent performances

    I am writing this review as a counterpoint to the other review. Although I agree with all that was written, it completely misses the point of why this movie is enjoyable. It is the chance to see several veteran players of the silent cinema playing without the restraint of being just bit actors and dress extras, which was their more frequent fate. Sure the material is junk and they would much rather have been working as stars at Metro or Paramount. But the reality was that this was their life, it was a living, and they kept soldiering on. Here is betting that they all had a good laugh after each scene and appreciated that in 1931 any job was a good job.
    dougdoepke

    Bland Whodunnit

    The flick's a pre-Code detective story. Pretty clearly it's meant as nothing more than a 60-minute programmer, with a no-name cast, an indoor narrative, and a script that generates little suspense. It's a series of murders in a mansion with several high-class couples as suspects. However, the whodunnit never really ignites since the bland uninteresting characters come and go in haphazard fashion. The only spark is the comedy relief cop (Kelly) whose eye-rolling and Karloff-like mug attract some interest. I kept hoping the filming would go outdoors so maybe we could see some of those gas belching tin flivvers from that era. No such luck. But do catch the ladies' many cloche hats so popular during the fashionable 20's. At the same time, there's no real evidence of that uncensored pre-Code period, though the ladies do model some eye-catching apparel. Anyway, I gather the movie was lost for many years, but has since been found. It may not be a big boon for entertainment, but does catch the flavor of its time. So, here's to historical, if not artistic, completeness.

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      This was produced by Chesterfield Pictures, a "Poverty Row" company that specialized in low budget "second features" that were economically produced and quickly made. Chesterfield was never successful enough to afford their own studio facilities, and for this film rented soundstages at Universal City. They were eventually one of several companies merged to form Republic Pictures.
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      Inspector Brown: Ain't this rich? A writer of detective stories involved in solving a real life murder!

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    • Date de sortie
      • 15 décembre 1931 (États-Unis)
    • Pays d’origine
      • États-Unis
    • Langue
      • Anglais
    • Aussi connu sous le nom de
      • The Murdock Affair
    • Lieux de tournage
      • Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, Californie, États-Unis(Studio)
    • Société de production
      • Chesterfield Motion Pictures Corporation (I)
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