The Devil's Needle (1916)
59 min
Renee is a French artist's model who uses morphine as an escape from the dull reality of her life. She recommends it to a neurotic artist because "it kindles the fires of genius." The artist quickly becomes addicted to the drug and the quality of his work begins to disintegrate. He takes on a new model, marries her, and starts her on the same path of moral degradation, until a guilt-ridden Renee decides to intervene in order to save them both. According to silent film historian Kevin Brownlow, THE DEVIL'S NEEDLE was banned by the state of Ohio, but the censor board reversed its decision after recognizing the positive message beneath the film's scandalous surface. This special edition was mastered from a 35mm preservation print of the 1923 re-release version. The only known surviving copy, the element suffers significant nitrate decomposition during some scenes.
- Date de sortie
- 12 août 1916
- Pays d'origine
- États-Unis
Distribution
- Tully Marshall dans le rôle de John Minturn
- Norma Talmadge dans le rôle de Renee Duprez
- Marguerite Marsh dans le rôle de Patricia Devon
- F.A. Turner dans le rôle de Marshall Devon
- Howard Gaye dans le rôle de Sir Gordon Galloway
- John E. Brennan dans le rôle de Fritz
- Paul Le Blanc dans le rôle de Buck
- Monte Blue dans le rôle de Bartender
- William Courtright dans le rôle de Old Farmer
Équipe technique
- Chester Withey · Réalisateur
- Roy Somerville · Scénariste
- Chester Withey · Scénariste
- Rodney Sauer · Compositeur