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4 Devils

  • 1928
  • Passed
  • 1h 40m
Nancy Drexel, Mary Duncan, Janet Gaynor, J. Farrell MacDonald, Charles Morton, and Barry Norton in 4 Devils (1928)
Drama

Four orphans, raised by an aging clown, becomes a high wire act in a circus.Four orphans, raised by an aging clown, becomes a high wire act in a circus.Four orphans, raised by an aging clown, becomes a high wire act in a circus.

  • Director
    • F.W. Murnau
  • Writers
    • Berthold Viertel
    • Herman Bang
    • Carl Mayer
  • Stars
    • Janet Gaynor
    • Mary Duncan
    • Charles Morton
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Director
      • F.W. Murnau
    • Writers
      • Berthold Viertel
      • Herman Bang
      • Carl Mayer
    • Stars
      • Janet Gaynor
      • Mary Duncan
      • Charles Morton
    • 3User reviews
    • 6Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 2 wins & 1 nomination total

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    Janet Gaynor
    Janet Gaynor
    • Marion
    Mary Duncan
    Mary Duncan
    • The Lady
    Charles Morton
    Charles Morton
    • Charles
    Barry Norton
    Barry Norton
    • Adolf
    Nancy Drexel
    Nancy Drexel
    • Louise
    J. Farrell MacDonald
    J. Farrell MacDonald
    • The Clown
    Anders Randolf
    Anders Randolf
    • Cecchi
    E.H. Calvert
    E.H. Calvert
    André Cheron
    • Old Roue
    George Davis
    George Davis
    • Mean Clown
    Philippe De Lacy
    Philippe De Lacy
    • Adolf - as a Boy
    Wesley Lake
    • Old Clown
    Anita Louise
    Anita Louise
    • Louise - as a Girl
    • (as Anita Fremault)
    Claire McDowell
    Claire McDowell
    • Woman
    Jack Parker
    • Charles - as a Boy
    Anne Shirley
    Anne Shirley
    • Marion - as a Girl
    • (as Dawn O'Day)
    Michael Visaroff
    • Circus Director
    Curley Phillips
    • Clown
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • F.W. Murnau
    • Writers
      • Berthold Viertel
      • Herman Bang
      • Carl Mayer
    • All cast & crew
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    • Trivia
      Film historian and collector William K. Everson stated that the only surviving print was lost by actress Mary Duncan, who had borrowed it from Fox Films. In the December 1974 issue of "Films in Review," he explained that Duncan, one of the film's stars, wanted it to show to a group of friends in Florida. The star was aware that it was a dangerous nitrate print and assumed that Fox had others. She threw the only copy in the ocean, a mistake characterized by Everson as "a monumental blunder to rank with Balaclava, Sarajevo, and the Fall of Babylon as one of history's blackest moments."
    • Connections
      Edited into Murnau's 4 Devils: Traces of a Lost Film (2003)
    • Soundtracks
      Marion
      Lyrics by Lew Pollack

      Music by Erno Rapee

      Copyright 1928 by DeSylva, Brown & Henderson, Inc

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    • Release date
      • August 1, 1929 (Argentina)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Four Devils
    • Production company
      • Fox Film Corporation
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 40 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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