The Devil Plays

4.2
19311h 3m

A mystery novelist's detective skills are put to the test when he attends a party where a murder is committed.

Cast

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Jameson Thomas

Harry Forrest

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Florence Britton

Diana Amberson

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Thomas E. Jackson

Captain Brown

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Lew Kelly

Sgt. Snyder

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Lillian Rich

Grace Stiles

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Robert Ellis

Gordon Stiles

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Dorothy Christy

Dolores Quincy

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Edmund Burns

Dick Quincy

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Richard Tucker

Jerry Murdock

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Murdock MacQuarrie

Thomas, the Butler

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Reviews

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CinemaSerf

4/10

A man is murdered in a mansion and we embark on a sort of "Cluedo"-esque search for the culprit. As we progress (?), it seems that everyone hated the man and had a motive; who knew there was such risk in investing in a tea room? Personally, I could have found plenty of better things to do with the lead piping, or the candlestick - we've got lethargic, repertorically theatrical performances (except, perhaps from Lew Kelly as the hapless sergeant "Snyder") with long drawn out poses and the ending is almost a spin-a-bottle affair. After 20 minutes I'd have used them on myself.

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