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  • The Devil's Assistant (1917)
  • Short | 23 min | Short, Horror
The Devil's Assistant (1917)
Short | 23 min | Short, Horror

When Marta marries John Lane, Dr. Lorenz, a former suitor, determines to take her away from her husband. A year later John and Marta's happiness over an expected event is turned to grief, for the child dies and Marta suffers intensely. Dr....See moreWhen Marta marries John Lane, Dr. Lorenz, a former suitor, determines to take her away from her husband. A year later John and Marta's happiness over an expected event is turned to grief, for the child dies and Marta suffers intensely. Dr. Lorenz attends her and administers dope, until she becomes a confirmed "fiend." Marion, who loved John, conspires with the doctor, pretending to be Marta's friend, and attempts to win John. Driven desperate by her husband's apparent neglect of her, and craving the "dope" which the doctor withholds, she leaves with Lorenz. Taking refuge from the storm in a hut, the doctor attempts to take advantage of the situation, but lighting strikes the hut and they are buried in the ruins, The doctor is killed, but Marta is saved from the ruins by John and they start life anew. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less
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Updated Apr 2, 1917

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Apr 2, 1917 (United States)

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