The Devil at His Elbow
6.9
“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”!
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Clifford Bruce
John Ashton
Also in
A Fool There Was
The Perils of Pauline
Francis McDonald
Andrew Sealey (as Frank McDonald)
Known for
Morocco
Battling Butler
Adolphe Menjou
Wilfred Carleton
Known for
Paths of Glory
The Front Page
Edward Martindel
Franklin Darrow
Also in
Lady Windermere's Fan
You'd Be Surprised
Dorothy Green
Meg
Also in
The ABC of Love
Forest Rivals
John K. Roberts
Robert Gray (as J.K. Roberts)
Also in
The Law That Failed
Under A Shipwrecked Moon
Mary Sandway
Grace Sealey
No other roles listed
Burton L. King Director · Wallace Clifton Writer Aaron Hoffman Story
United States release July 31, 1916 · Produced in United States · Production Metro Pictures Corporation
Production
Popular Plays and Players Inc.
Production
Metro Pictures Corporation
Production
United States
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
No dialogue
Release dates
United States · July 31, 1916
Theatrical
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