Film

The Devil at His Elbow

1916 · 50m · Drama

A gripping drama of how drink and a woman play havoc with a big man.

Young mechanical engineer John Ashton is trying to complete the plans for a new submarine. Under pressure to meet a deadline he has been leaning on whiskey to handle the stress which his friend Robert Gray warns him against, but to no avail. His fiancée, Grace, telephones wanting him to take a break and attend a dinner party with her. Against his better judgement and still drinking he accepts but nods off while getting ready. What follows are booze infused visions of loss and degradation so horrifying that upon awaking he swears off "the devil at his elbow”!

Clifford Bruce

John Ashton

Francis McDonald

Andrew Sealey (as Frank McDonald)

Adolphe Menjou

Wilfred Carleton

Edward Martindel

Franklin Darrow

Dorothy Green

Meg

John K. Roberts

Robert Gray (as J.K. Roberts)

Mary Sandway

Grace Sealey

• Burton L. KingDirector
• Wallace CliftonWriter
• Aaron HoffmanStory

Release date

July 31, 1916

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

50m

Genres

Drama

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