
My Friend the Devil (1922)
NR
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Nov 19, 1922 (US)
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Drama, Romance
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01:20
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.
Featured Crew
Director, Producer
Director of Photography
Adaptation
Novel
Cast

Charles Richman
George Dryden

Peggy Shaw
Beatrice Dryden

William H. Tooker
Dr. Brewster

Myrtle Stewart
George Dryden's Mother

Adolph Milar
Dryden's Stepfather

Barbara Castleton
Anna Ryder

Alice May
Mrs. Ryder

Robert Frazer
The Artist

Mabel Wright
The Governess

Ben Grauer
George Dryden - as a boy