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The Devil's Needle (1916)

ALL 08/12/1916 (en) Drama 66 Min
  • Release
    08/12/1916
  • Production
    Fine Arts Film Company
  • Rotten tomato
    65%
  • Original title
    The Devil's Needle
  • Original language
    en
  • Production Cost
  • 0.00
    -

Overview

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.

  1. Chester Withey

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Editor

  4. Producer



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  1. Norma Talmadge

    Renee Duprez

  2. Tully Marshall

    John Minturn

  3. Marguerite Marsh

    Patricia Devon

  4. F.A. Turner

    Marshall Devon

  5. Howard Gaye

    Sir Gordon Galloway

  6. John E. Brennan

    Fritz

  7. Paul Le Blanc

    Buck

  8. Monte Blue

    Bartender (uncredited)

  9. William Courtright

    Old Farmer (uncredited)

Full Cast & Crew

Casts : 9 , Crews : 3

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The Devil's Needle (1916) 66 Min

ALL 08/12/1916 (en)
Drama
  • Release 08/12/1916
  • Production
    Fine Arts Film Company
  • Original title The Devil's Needle
  • en
  • Revenue0.00

Overview

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.

  1. Chester Withey

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Editor

  4. Producer



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