The Devil Plays (1931)
A mystery novelist's detective skills are put to the test when he attends a party where a murder is committed.
- Date of release
- 1931-12-15
- TMDB
- 4.6 / 10 (13)
- Runtime
- 1h 3m
- Genres
- Mystery, Romance
- Director
- Richard Thorpe
Casting
- Jameson Thomas — Harry Forrest
- Florence Britton — Diana Amberson
- Thomas E. Jackson — Captain Brown
- Lew Kelly — Sgt. Snyder
- Lillian Rich — Grace Stiles
- Robert Ellis — Gordon Stiles
- Dorothy Christy — Dolores Quincy
- Edmund Burns — Dick Quincy
- Jack Trent — Duncan
- Carmelita Geraghty — Rita Kane
- Richard Tucker — Jerry Murdock
- Murdock MacQuarrie — Thomas, the Butler
Interesting facts
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.
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