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My Friend the Devil (1922)

George Dryden, an atheist since he saw his mother struck and killed by lightning as a kid, becomes a prominent surgeon and marries a woman who soon dies of heart disease. Years later, on his daughter's wedding day, he discovers that his wife had a serious love affair with an artist. Infuriated, he drives his daughter away. She becomes ill, suffering an emotional collapse. The doctor exhausts his knowledge trying to save her and finally, in desperation, he calls upon God. The girl is miraculously cured and George Dryden's faith is restored. A lost film.

  • Drama
  • Romance

Top billed cast

  • Photo of Charles RichmanCharles RichmanGeorge Dryden
  • Photo of Peggy ShawPeggy ShawBeatrice Dryden
  • Photo of William H. TookerWilliam H. TookerDr. Brewster
  • Photo of Myrtle StewartMyrtle StewartGeorge Dryden's Mother
  • Photo of Adolph MilarAdolph MilarDryden's Stepfather
  • Photo of Barbara CastletonBarbara CastletonAnna Ryder
  • Photo of Alice MayAlice MayMrs. Ryder
  • Photo of Robert FrazerRobert FrazerThe Artist
  • Photo of Mabel WrightMabel WrightThe Governess
  • Photo of Ben GrauerBen GrauerGeorge Dryden - as a boy

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