The Devil
Cast & Crew
Reginald Barker
Bessie Barriscale
Arthur Maude
Rhea Mitchell
Edward Connelly
Clara Williams
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Synopsis
According to rumor, artist Harry Lang and his old sweetheart Isabella are lovers, even though she married the wealthier Alfred Zanden. To allay the gossip, Alfred and Isabella visit Harry's studio to have her portrait painted. Influenced by the devil, an elegant gentleman who has appeared in the room, Harry and Isabella pass the time in fond remembrance of their romance, and when Alfred returns, he finds that the painting has not yet been begun. Isabella had originally hoped that her friend Elsa would marry the artist, but now, fully under the devil's power, she writes Harry that she will leave Alfred and come to him. The following morning, Elsa arrives at the studio just as Milli, Harry's model and mistress, is venting her jealousy, and the two angrily abandon Harry. As Harry and Isabella retire to the studio, the devil laughs gloomily and later meets the two lovers in hell.
Cast
Bessie Barriscale
Arthur Maude
Rhea Mitchell
Edward Connelly
Clara Williams
J. Barney Sherry
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The film was re-issued by W. H. Productions on a state rights basis in May 1918. The Devil was produced as a play in New York on August 18, 1908. One source credits William H. Clifford as a co-scenarist. Molnár's play was remade in 1921 by Associated Distributors, with George Arliss starring and James Young directing (see AFI Catalog of Feature Films, 1921-30; F2.1309).
