The World, the Flesh, and the Devil (1932 film)

The World, the Flesh, and the Devil
Harold Huth and Sara Allgood in the film[1]
Directed byGeorge A. Cooper
Screenplay byH. Fowler Mear
Based on
The World, the Flesh, and the Devil, a 1912 play
by Laurence Cowen
Produced byJulius Hagen
StarringHarold Huth
Isla Bevan
Victor Stanley
CinematographyJames E. Rogers
Edited byStewart B. Moss
Music byWilliam Trytel
Production
company
Distributed byRKO Pictures
Release date
  • 23 November 1932 (1932-11-23)
Running time
53 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

The World, the Flesh, and the Devil is a 1932 British crime film directed by George A. Cooper and starring Harold Huth, Isla Bevan and Victor Stanley.[2][3] It was written by H. Fowler Mear based on the 1912 play of the same title by Laurence Cowen, and was shot at Beaconsfield and Twickenham Studios as a quota quickie for release by RKO Pictures.[4]

Preservation status

The British Film Institute National Archive holds a collection of ephemera but no film or video materials.[2]

Synopsis

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

Cast

Reception

Picturegoer wrote: "While the material is conventional to a degree, George Cooper has succeeded in giving it something fresh in treatment at times, and sets it effectively on the Thames water-front. As the crooked lawyer, Harold Huth gives a sound performance in the spirit of melodrama, while Isla Bevan makes an attractive heroine. A very good cockney study comes from S. Victor Stanley."[5]

Picture Show wrote: "Somewhat lurid melodrama."[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "The World, the Flesh, and the Devil". Picture Show. 28 (726): 9. 1 April 1933.
  2. 1 2 "The World, the Flesh, and the Devil". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 14 June 2026.
  3. ↑ "The World the Flesh and the Devil (1932)". BFI. Archived from the original on 16 January 2009.
  4. ↑ Chibnall, Steve (2007). Quota Quickies: The Birth of the British 'B' Film. British Film Institute. p. 51. ISBN 978-1844571550.
  5. ↑ "The World, the Flesh, and the Devil". Picturegoer. 2 (96): 28. 25 March 1933. ProQuest 1771130696.
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