The Devil (1915 film)
{{short description|1915 film by Reginald Barker}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2025}}
{{Infobox film
| name = The Devil
| image = The Devil (1915) - Ad.jpg
| caption = Advertisement for The Devil in the
film magazine Reel Life, 1915
| director = Reginald Barker
| producer = Thomas H. Ince
| writer = Ferenc Molnár (original play)
Charles Swickard
Thomas H. Ince
| starring = Bessie Barriscale
| music =
| cinematography =
| editing =
| distributor = Mutual Film
| released = {{Film date|1915|04|01}}
| runtime =
| country = USA
| language = Silent
English titles
}}
The Devil is a 1915 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.
The film was re-edited and re-released on the State's Rights market in 1918-1919 as part of a Bessie Barriscale series.{{cite web|url=https://catalog.afi.com/Film/17078-THE-DEVIL |title=The Devil |work=afi.com |access-date=March 25, 2024}}{{cite web |url=https://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/D/Devil1915.html |title=Progressive Silent Film List: The Devil |access-date=March 25, 2024 |publisher=silentera.com}}
Plot
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.
Cast
- Bessie Barriscale as Isabella Zanden
- Edward Connelly as The devil
- Arthur Maude as Harry Lang
- Clara Williams as Elsa
- Rhea Mitchell as Milli
- J. Barney Sherry as Alfred Zanden
- Arthur Hollingsworth as Andrews
Preservation
Complete prints of The Devil are held by the Library of Congress and the Cineteca Del Friuli in Gemona. The Library of Congress print in on 16 mm film.{{cite web |url=https://memory.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.857/ |title=American Silent Feature Film Database: The Devil |access-date=March 25, 2024 |publisher=Library of Congress}}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|id=0005193|title=The Devil}}
{{commons category|The Devil (1915 film)}}
{{Reginald Barker}}
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Category:Silent American drama films
Category:American silent feature films
Category:American black-and-white films
Category:Films directed by Reginald Barker
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