4 Devils (1928)

User Rating:

7.8/10   

Director:

F.W. Murnau

Writers:

Herman Bang (story)
John Hunter Booth (dialogue)

Release Date:

15 September 1930 (Finland)

Genre:

Drama

Plot Keywords:

Lost Film | Circus | Remake | Number In Title

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar.

Cast

Anders Randolf	...	Cecchi
Barry Norton	...	Adolf
Charles Morton	...	Charles
Janet Gaynor	...	Marion
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
André Cheron	...	Old roue
George Davis	...	Mean clown
Philippe De Lacy	...	Adolf as a boy
Nancy Drexel	...	Louise
Mary Duncan	...	The lady
Wesley Lake	...	Old clown
Anita Louise	...	Louise as a girl (as Anita Fremault)
J. Farrell MacDonald	...	The clown
Claire McDowell	...	Woman
Jack Parker	...	Charles as a boy
Anne Shirley	...	Marion as a girl (as Dawn O'Day)
Michael Visaroff	...	Circus director

Also Known As:

Four Devils (USA) (alternative spelling)

Runtime:

USA:100 min (sound version) | USA:97 min (silent version)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (MovieTone) (talking sequences)

Company:

Fox Film Corporation

Trivia:

This film is presumed lost. Please check your attic.

Movie Connections:

Edited into Murnau's 4 Devils: Traces of a Lost Film (2003) (V)

Soundtrack:

Marion

Murnau's cinematography classic among the lost.

From contemporary reviews this F. W. Murnau film detailing the lives and loves of a circus high wire act was exquisitely photographed, earning an Academy Award nomination for Cinematography. Unfortunately, the film is among the lost. No negative or print materials are known to exist.