Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Kay Johnson | ... | Angela Brooks / Madam Satan | |
Reginald Denny | ... | Bob Brooks | |
Lillian Roth | ... | Trixie | |
Roland Young | ... | Jimmy Wade | |
Elsa Peterson | ... | Martha - the Maid | |
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Jack King | ... | Herman |
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Eddie Prinz | ... | Biff (as Edward Prinz) |
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Boyd Irwin | ... | Zeppelin Captain |
Wallace MacDonald | ... | First Mate | |
Tyler Brooke | ... | Romeo | |
Ynez Seabury | ... | Babo | |
Theodore Kosloff | ... | Electricity | |
Julanne Johnston | ... | Miss Conning Tower | |
Martha Sleeper | ... | Fish Girl | |
Doris McMahon | ... | Water |
Angela and Bob Brooks are an upper class couple. Unfortunately, Bob is an unfaithful husband. But Angela has a plan to win back her husband's affections. An elaborate masquerade ball is to be held aboard a magnificent dirigible. Angela will attend and disguise herself as a mysterious devil woman. Hidden behind her mask, and wrapped in an alluring gown, Angela as the devil woman will to try to seduce her unknowing husband and teach him a lesson. Written by Thomas McWilliams <tgm@netcom.com>
"Madame Satan" is one of those movies that is not sure what it is but is having a grand time trying to figure it out. Part bedroom farce (where in pre code days couples sleep in the same bed), romantic comedy, musical and at its climax a disaster film. Its basic plot follows the misadventures of a married couple as they try to relight the spark in their marriage. The climax is a costume ball aboard a zeppelin (the musical production numbers here are pretty spectacular) that eventually ends in the zeppelin's crash in a storm. The effects are all done with miniatures and they really are quite impressive. The cast , especially Roland Young, are quite good though at times hesitant. You get the impression that in this early talkie the actors are not yet comfortable with sound but that is a minor quibble. All in all it is a fun over the top film that rarely has a dull moment.