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. 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.
Preservation status The British Film Institute National Archive holds a collection of ephemera but no film or video materials.
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
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."
Picture Show wrote: "Somewhat lurid melodrama." References
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