github logogithub logo
The Devil at His Elbow

The Devil at His Elbow

Drama

50m

July 31, 1916 (109 years ago)

Overview

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”!

ActorAge thenAge now
Clifford Bruce

Clifford Bruce

John Ashton

Birthday: January 1, 1885

31 August 27, 1919 (34)
Francis McDonald

Francis McDonald

Andrew Sealey (as Frank McDonald)

Birthday: August 21, 1891

24 September 18, 1968 (77)
Adolphe Menjou

Adolphe Menjou

Wilfred Carleton

Birthday: February 18, 1890

26 October 29, 1963 (73)
Edward Martindel

Edward Martindel

Franklin Darrow

Birthday: July 7, 1876

40 May 4, 1955 (78)
Dorothy Green

Dorothy Green

Meg

Birthday: March 5, 1892

24 November 16, 1963 (71)
John K. Roberts

John K. Roberts

Robert Gray (as J.K. Roberts)

Birthday: -

--
Mary Sandway

Mary Sandway

Grace Sealey

Birthday: -

--