The Devil at His Elbow
“A gripping drama of how drink and a woman play havoc with a big man.”
1916•50m•Released
Drama
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”!
Director
Burton L. King
Writer
Wallace Clifton
Languages
No Language
Studio
Popular Plays and Players Inc.
Cast
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
Production
Company
Popular Plays and Players Inc.
Company
Metro Pictures Corporation
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