Devil's Lottery
{{short description|1932 film}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Devil's Lottery
| image = File:Devil's Lottery.jpg
| alt =
| caption =
| director = Sam Taylor
| producer =
| screenplay = Guy Bolton
| starring = Elissa Landi
Victor McLaglen
Alexander Kirkland
Ralph Morgan
Paul Cavanagh
Barbara Weeks
| music =
| cinematography = Ernest Palmer
| editing = Harold D. Schuster
| studio = Fox Film Corporation
| distributor = Fox Film Corporation
| released = {{Film date|1932|3|27}}
| runtime = 78 minutes
| country = United States
| language = English
| budget =
| gross =
}}
Devil's Lottery is a 1932 American pre-Code drama film directed by Sam Taylor and written by Guy Bolton. The film stars Elissa Landi, Victor McLaglen, Alexander Kirkland, Ralph Morgan, Paul Cavanagh and Barbara Weeks. The film was released on March 27, 1932, by Fox Film Corporation.{{cite web|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/73006/devils-lottery |title=Devil's Lottery (1932) - Overview |publisher=Turner Classic Movies |date= |access-date=October 12, 2015}}{{cite web|last=Halt |first=Mordaunt |url=https://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9B07E7D8163EE633A25751C0A9629C946394D6CF |title=Movie Review - Devil s Lottery - Elissa Landi in a Melodrama Dealing With the Fortunes and Misfortunes of Winners in Sweepstakes. |work=NYTimes.com |date=April 2, 1932 |access-date=October 12, 2015}}{{cite web|url=http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=4195 |title=Devil's Lottery |publisher=Afi.com |date= |access-date=October 12, 2015}}
Plot
In England a group of sweepstakes winners are invited to a weekend party at a lavish country estate. Murder, heartbreak, and betrayal soon follow.
== Cast ==
- Elissa Landi as Evelyn Beresford
- Victor McLaglen as Jem Meech
- Alexander Kirkland as Stephen Alden
- Ralph Morgan as Captain Geoffrey Maitland
- Paul Cavanagh as Major Hugo Beresford
- Barbara Weeks as Joan Mather
- Beryl Mercer as Mrs. Mary Ann Meech
- Herbert Mundin as Trowbridge
- Halliwell Hobbes as Lord Litchfield
- Lumsden Hare as Inspector Avery
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|0022816|Devil's Lottery}}
{{Sam Taylor}}
{{Guy Bolton}}
Category:Films directed by Sam Taylor
Category:American black-and-white films
Category:1930s English-language films
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