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Summary: How to play with the devil
Review: A beautiful rewriting of Faust. A bad guy is killed by anotHer crook when coming out of prison and finds himself in hell. But he is a perfect image of a judge who fights against corruption. So Satan proposes a deal : get into the judge's body and destroy his reputation. But it will not work that way and the bad boy will completely destroy Satan's plan. He negociates then his « promotion » in hell as a trustee, one of the bosses. He is in a way saved from damnation but in hell itself. Very entertaining and interesting to see how Satan miscalculated his project : a bad guy put in the body of a good guy is transformed by the transfer, and even some of his bad guy's natural reactions fire back and produce the opposite effect : it increases the good image of the judge. In other words one is bad or good according to the surrounding circumstances in which one lives, according to the picture the public has of this one, a good or bad representation.Dr Jacques COULARDEAU
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Summary: Ironic fantasy about gangster reprieved from Hell.
Review: A brilliant dark comedy about a dead gangster restored to life in the body of an honorable man (his look-alike). Paul Muni plays the protagonist well, but the film is stolen by Claude Rains as the Devil---one of Rains's all-time best performances. It's an absorbing film, splendidly directed, with an intelligent script that's immensely funny. Deserves a new life.
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Summary: Human values triumph over evil
Review: A violent gangster is murdered and arrives in Hell. A perfect double for an honest judge, whom the devil wishes to corrupt, he is recruted to take over the judges body and thus make the judge sin. The gangsters convoluted sense of decensy and fair play thwart the devil.
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Summary: Judge for your self
Review: Eddie was rightfully bumped off by gangsters. You know where he goes. "Nick" (Claude Rains), offers a choice position in exchange for a favor. There is an incorruptible judge that needs corrupting. Now if Eddie would just impersonate him and be corrupted? Well you get the idea.
There is great interaction between Paul Muni and Claude Rains. This move takes unexpected twists and turns. I may remind you a little of "The Devil and Daniel Webster "(1941) ASIN: 6302919517. However no one can play "Nick" as well as Claude Rains I kind of like the way they return to the surface. I never trusted those types of elevators. Before you write off Anne Baxter as just another personality in this film remember that she was also Nefretiri in " The Ten Commandments" (1956) ASIN: 6300215830
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Summary: A Classic That Doesn't Disappoint
Review: I had wanted to view this film for quite some time and when it arrived at my doorstep and later was loaded into my VCR it was all I had hoped for. Well written, solidly acted and directed, suspense laden yet humorous, the movie was definately as good as I'd heard. Especially outstanding is the performance of Claude Rains but it doesn't overpower the rest of the cast's excellent acting undertakings, particularly that of Paul Muni. This film is certainly well worth seeing and I encourage all of you to do so. One thing I should point out is that I purchased the VHS Hollywood Classics Collector's Edition put out by the Madacy Music Group of Quebec and my copy arrived damaged. This may very well have occurred during shipping and may not reflect on the distributor at all. I am also confident that, had I chosen to, I could have returned it and gotten another copy without a problem. However, I chose to repair it myself, which I was able to do but it did involve taking the tape apart and reassembling it. I don't know who was at fault but the bottom line is that my copy was damaged and you have the right to know that. As far as the film itself though; its a classic that absolutely does not disappoint. I urge you to give it a look.
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Summary: Great fun!
Review: I have always been a fan of Claude Rains and in this movie, I find him to be an utterly delightful and humorous devil. If the devil can be humorous or delightful. An entertaining dark comedy, Paul Muni is a murdered gangster sent back to earth by "Nick" (Claude Rains), to impersonate a well respected judge. What follows are many hilarious twists and turns as Muni attempts to discredit the Judge's good name. This movie proves once and for all, the devil can be outsmarted.
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Summary: Great fun!
Review: I have always been a fan of Claude Rains and in this movie, I find him to be an utterly delightful and humorous devil. If the devil can be humorous or delightful. An entertaining dark comedy, Paul Muni is a murdered gangster sent back to earth by "Nick" (Claude Rains), to impersonate a well respected judge. What follows are many hilarious twists and turns as Muni attempts to discredit the Judge's good name. This movie proves once and for all, the devil can be outsmarted.
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Summary: A Gangster goes to Hell and meets the Devil.
Review: If you can't sleep or it's raining outside and you don't have to work tomorrow, here is a good late night movie to watch. Paul Muni plays a gangster, "Eddie", who has just been released after four years in prison. A gangster pal, "Smiley", picks him up in a car. Suddenly, Eddie is shot and he ends up in Hell. Claude Rains plays the Devil. The Devil decides to let Eddie go back up on Earth. He puts him in another body, a look-alike who is a Judge. All that Eddie can think of is getting even with Smiley for shooting him. But everyone else looks at him as The Judge who is not himself anymore. Ann Baxter plays Miss barbara.
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Summary: A Gangster goes to Hell and meets the Devil.
Review: If you can't sleep or it's raining outside and you don't have to work tomorrow, here is a good late night movie to watch. Paul Muni plays a gangster, "Eddie", who has just been released after four years in prison. A gangster pal, "Smiley", picks him up in a car. Suddenly, Eddie is shot and he ends up in Hell. Claude Rains plays the Devil. The Devil decides to let Eddie go back up on Earth. He puts him in another body, a look-alike who is a Judge. All that Eddie can think of is getting even with Smiley for shooting him. But everyone else looks at him as The Judge who is not himself anymore. Ann Baxter plays Miss barbara.
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Summary: A Gangster goes to Hell and meets the Devil.
Review: If you can't sleep or it's raining outside and you don't have to work tomorrow, here is a good late night movie to watch. Paul Muni plays a gangster, "Eddie", who has just been released after four years in prison. A gangster pal, "Smiley", picks him up in a car. Suddenly, Eddie is shot and he ends up in Hell. Claude Rains plays the Devil. The Devil decides to let Eddie go back up on Earth. He puts him in another body, a look-alike who is a Judge. All that Eddie can think of is getting even with Smiley for shooting him. But everyone else looks at him as The Judge who is not himself anymore. Ann Baxter plays Miss barbara.
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