The Devil's Mate (1933)

8.0/10 • 68 min • Drama Mystery

Overview

A convicted murderer has been sentenced to death in the electric chair. He decides to spill the name of the man who hired him, but just before he does he's killed by a poison dart. A police detective and a pretty young newspaper reporter team up to find out the identity of the man behind the killings.

Cast

Peggy Shannon

Nancy Weaver

Preston Foster

Insp. O'Brien

Ray Walker

Natural

Hobart Cavanaugh

Parkhurst

Barbara Barondess

Gwen

Paul Porcasi

Nick

Harold Waldridge

Joe

Jason Robards Sr.

Clinton

Bryant Washburn

District Attorney

Harry Holman

McGee

George 'Gabby' Hayes

Collins

James Durkin

Warden

Gordon De Main

Butler

Paul Fix

Maloney

Sam Flint

Prison Doctor

Henry Hull

Chaplin

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