Dec 15, 1931
63 min
Full-HD

The Devil Plays (1931)

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

Category

Mystery Romance

Country

United States of America

Companies

Chesterfield Motion Pictures Corporation (I)

Jameson Thomas

Harry Forrest

Florence Britton

Diana Amberson

Thomas E. Jackson

Captain Brown

Lew Kelly

Sgt. Snyder

Lillian Rich

Grace Stiles

Robert Ellis

Gordon Stiles

Dorothy Christy

Dolores Quincy

Edmund Burns

Dick Quincy

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