Devil's Mate
1933 film
The Devil's Mate is a 1933 American pre-Code mystery film directed by Phil Rosen, starring Peggy Shannon and Preston Foster.
It was remade by Rosen as I Killed That Man (1941).
01Plot
As murderer Maloney is being executed in the electric chair, he's willing to expose an underworld mob boss. He is killed by a poison dart before he can tell anything. Inspector O'Brien suspects McGhee, a ward healer and friend of Maloney; Parkhurst, a scholar, philanthropist, and candidate for the prison board; Clinton, a friend of Parkhurst; or Natural, a reporter for the "Chronicle" newspaper. Since McGhee is a nonsmoker and found in possession of an empty cigarette case, he is arrested.
02Cast
- Peggy Shannon as Nancy Weaver
- Preston Foster as Inspector O'Brien
- Ray Walker as Natural
- Hobart Cavanaugh as Parkhurst
- Barbara Barondess as Gwen
- Paul Porcasi as Nick
- Harold Waldridge as Joe
- Jason Robards Sr. as Clinton
- Bryant Washburn as District Attorney
- Harry Holman as McGee
- George 'Gabby' Hayes as Collins
- James Durkin as Warden
- Gordon De Main as Butler
- Paul Fix as Maloney
Sources and credits
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