Micachu's Shivering 'Jackie' Score Gives Nuance to the Woman's Gaze
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My Friend the Devil (1922)
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.
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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.
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Genre:Drama, Romance
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In Theaters:11/19/1922
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Runtime:80 minutes
Studio:Fox Film Corporation
Cast
Harry F. Millarde
Director
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
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