The World, the Flesh, the Devil

The World, the Flesh, the Devil is a 1932 British crime film directed by George A. Cooper and starring Harold Huth, Isla Bevan and Victor Stanley. It was based on a play by Laurence Cowen. It was shot at Beaconsfield and Twickenham Studios as a quota quickie for release by RKO Pictures.

Synopsis

The screenplay concerns a lawyer who plans to murder an aristocrat and steal his inheritance.

Cast

• Harold Huth as Nicholas Brophy
• Isla Bevan as Beatrice Elton
• Victor Stanley as Jim Stanger
• Sara Allgood as Emme Stanger
• James Raglan as Robert Hall
• Fred Groves as Dick Morgan
• Frederick Leister as Sir James Hall
• Felix Aylmer as Sir Henderson Trent
• Barbara Everest as Mrs Brophy

References

Bibliography

• Chibnall, Steve. Quota Quickies: The Birth of the British 'B' Film. British Film Institute, 2007.
• Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
• Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.

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