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The Devil Plays

4.619311h 3mMovieMysteryRomance

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

DirectorRichard Thorpe
WriterArthur Hoerl

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Cast · Directed by Richard Thorpe

JTJameson Thomas
Jameson Thomas
Harry Forrest
FBFlorence Britton
Florence Britton
Diana Amberson
TJThomas E. Jackson
Thomas E. Jackson
Captain Brown
LKLew Kelly
Lew Kelly
Sgt. Snyder
LRLillian Rich
Lillian Rich
Grace Stiles
RERobert Ellis
Robert Ellis
Gordon Stiles
DCDorothy Christy
Dorothy Christy
Dolores Quincy
EBEdmund Burns
Edmund Burns
Dick Quincy
JT
Jack Trent
Duncan
CGCarmelita Geraghty
Carmelita Geraghty
Rita Kane
RTRichard Tucker
Richard Tucker
Jerry Murdock
MMMurdock MacQuarrie
Murdock MacQuarrie
Thomas, the Butler

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