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1931 film

The Devil Plays

Directed by	Richard Thorpe
Written by	Arthur Hoerl
Produced by	George R. Batcheller
Starring	Jameson Thomas Florence Britton Thomas E. Jackson
Cinematography	M.A. Anderson
Edited by	Richard Thorpe
Production company	Chesterfield Pictures
Distributed by	Chesterfield Pictures
Release date	December 15, 1931 (1931-12-15)
Running time	63 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

The Devil Plays is a 1931 American pre-Code mystery film directed by Richard Thorpe and starring Jameson Thomas, Florence Britton and Thomas E. Jackson. It was given a British release under the alternative title of The Murdock Affair.

Plot

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Cast

Jameson Thomas as Harry Forrest
Florence Britton as Diana Amberson
Thomas E. Jackson as Inspector Brown
Dorothy Christy as Dolores Quincy
Richard Tucker as Gerald Murdock
Lillian Rich as Grace Stiles
Robert Ellis as Stiles
Lew Kelly as Snyder
Carmelita Geraghty as Rita Kane
Edmund Burns as Dick Quincy
Murdock MacQuarrie as Butler
Jack Trent as Duncan

References

Monaco, p. 533

Bibliography

Monaco, James. The Encyclopedia of Film. Perigee Books, 1991.

External links

The Devil Plays at IMDb

Films directed by Richard Thorpe

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