The Devil's Assistant (1917)
A physician enacts revenge on the woman he loves after she marries another by treating her exhaustion with maddening drugs. The film depicts her descent into madness in a red-tinted trip to hell itself.
- Date of release
- 1917-04-01
- TMDB
- 4.2 / 10 (2)
- Runtime
- 58m
- Genres
- Horror, Drama
- Director
- Harry A. Pollard
Casting
- Margarita Fischer — Marta
- Monroe Salisbury — Dr. Lorenz
- Kathleen Kirkham — Marion Dane
- Jack Mower — John Lane
- Joe Harris — Butler
Interesting facts
The Devil's Assistant is a silent drama film directed by Harry A. Pollard and starring his wife Margarita Fischer. It was based on a scenario written by J. Edward Hungerford and distributed through the Mutual Film Company. The film includes a notable horror sequence comparing narcotic addiction to the tortures of hell.
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