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The Devil to Pay

  • 1960
  • 28m
IMDb RATING
5.4/10
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The Devil to Pay (1960)
SlapstickComedyShort

Industrial film made by the National Association of Wholesalers in 1960 that shows what happens when a NASA rocket accidentally lands on the Devil's flower garden.Industrial film made by the National Association of Wholesalers in 1960 that shows what happens when a NASA rocket accidentally lands on the Devil's flower garden.Industrial film made by the National Association of Wholesalers in 1960 that shows what happens when a NASA rocket accidentally lands on the Devil's flower garden.

  • Director
    • Herb Skoble
  • Writer
    • Cummings Betts
  • Stars
    • Buster Keaton
    • Ralph Dunn
    • Ruth Gillette
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.4/10
    35
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Herb Skoble
    • Writer
      • Cummings Betts
    • Stars
      • Buster Keaton
      • Ralph Dunn
      • Ruth Gillette
    • 2User reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Buster Keaton
    Buster Keaton
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    Ralph Dunn
    Ralph Dunn
    • The Furnace Man
    Ruth Gillette
    Ruth Gillette
    • Minnie
    Marion Morris
    • Esther
    John Rodney
    • The Druggist
    • Director
      • Herb Skoble
    • Writer
      • Cummings Betts
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    2planktonrules

    A giant, unfunny ad for the National Association of Wholesalers

    Late in life, Buster Keaton was very active...appearing in pretty much ANYTHING. After all, he had to pay his bills...so this would explain his being in some of the Beach Movies as well as industrial films about safety, wholesalers, the Canadian National Railway and the like. It wasn't fancy or high paying work...but it was work.

    "The Devil to Pay" is not a short intended for widespread release. It was commissioned by the National Association of Wholesalers. Unfortunately, unless you are a wholesaler, it's all VERY dull and the plot, such as it is (about the Devil and space crafter and wholesalers) is confusing and dull...dull, dull, dull.

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      Included in the Mackinac Media DVD of Industrial Strength Keaton.

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    • Release date
      • 1960 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Production companies
      • The National Association of Wholesalers
      • Educational Research Films
      • Rodel Productions
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    • Runtime
      • 28m
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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