The Devil (1915)
The Devil, in the guise of a human, meets a young couple who remark upon looking at a Renaissance painting of a martyr that Evil could never triumph over Good. The Devil, taking this as a challenge, decides to bring about the couple's downfall.
- Date of release
- 1915-04-01
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Thomas H. Ince, Reginald Barker
Casting
- Edward Connelly — The Devil
- Bessie Barriscale — Isabella Zanden
- Arthur Maude — Harry Lang
- Clara Williams — Elsa
- Rhea Mitchell — Milli
- J. Barney Sherry — Alfred Zanden
- Arthur Hollingsworth — Andrews
Interesting facts
The Devil is a 1915 American silent film version of the Ferenc Molnár play, adapted by Thomas Ince. It was directed by Ince and Reginald Barker and stars Bessie Barriscale and Edward Connelly.
Production
During production of the film, Thomas H. Ince reported that the county sheriff arrived on set, who had been informed that there were nude women acting in the film. He stated that the claim had originated with a local minister, who believed the film would be similar to classic paintings that contained nude lost souls.
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