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.

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

Bibliography

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

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External links

1931 films

1931 mystery films

1930s English-language films

American mystery films

Films directed by Richard Thorpe

Chesterfield Pictures films

American black-and-white films

1930s American films

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