My Friend the Devil

1h 20min

Drama

Romance

George Dryden, an atheist since he saw his mother struck and killed by lightning as a kid, becomes a prominent surgeon and marries a woman who soon dies of heart disease. Years later, on his daughter's wedding day, he discovers that his wife had a serious love affair with an artist. Infuriated, he drives his daughter away. She becomes ill, suffering an emotional collapse. The doctor exhausts his knowledge trying to save her and finally, in desperation, he calls upon God. The girl is miraculously cured and George Dryden's faith is restored. A lost film.

Cast

Charles Richman

Charles Richman

George Dryden
Peggy Shaw

Peggy Shaw

Beatrice Dryden
William H. Tooker

William H. Tooker

Dr. Brewster
Myrtle Stewart

Myrtle Stewart

George Dryden's Mother
Adolph Milar

Adolph Milar

Dryden's Stepfather
Alice May

Alice May

Mrs. Ryder
Robert Frazer

Robert Frazer

The Artist
Mabel Wright

Mabel Wright

The Governess
Ben Grauer

Ben Grauer

George Dryden - as a boy

Release date

19th Nov 1922

Status

Released

Spoken languages