4 Devils 96 years old
A SWINGING CIRCUS TRAPEZE BECOMES THE PENDULUM OF PASSION!
The circus provides the backdrop for this melodrama that chronicles the lives of four children raised within the big top. 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 Studios. In the December 1974 issue of "Films in Review," he explained that Mary 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."
Credits
4 Devils Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Anne Shirley She was 10, 75 years old when she died | as Marion as a girl |
| J. Farrell MacDonald He was 53, 77 years old when he died | as The Clown |
| Anita Louise She was 13, 55 years old when she died | as Louise as a girl |
| Janet Gaynor She was 21, 77 years old when she died | as Marion |
| Charles Morton He was 20, 58 years old when he died | as Charles |
| Anders Randolf He was 57, 59 years old when he died | as Cecchi |
| Barry Norton He was 23, 51 years old when he died | as Adolf |
| Mary Duncan She was 33, 97 years old when she died | as The Lady |
| George Davis He was 14, 51 years old when he died | as Mean Clown |
4 Devils Crew
| Name | Department |
|---|---|
| Carl Mayer as Scenario Writer. He was 33 (49) years old when He died | Writing |
| Edgar G. Ulmer as Assistant Art Director. He was 24 (68) years old when He died | Art |
| Harold D. Schuster as Editor. He was 26 (83) years old when He died | Editing |
| L. William O'Connell as Director of Photography. He was 38 (94) years old when He died | Camera |
| Berthold Viertel as Writer. He was 43 (68) years old when He died | Writing |
| F.W. Murnau as Director. He was 39 (42) years old when He died | Directing |
| Marion Orth as Scenario Writer. She was 27 (83) years old when She died | Writing |
| Herman Bang as Story. He was 71 (54) years old when He died | Writing |
| Ernest Palmer as Director of Photography. He was 42 (92) years old when He died | Camera |
4 Devils (96 years)
A SWINGING CIRCUS TRAPEZE BECOMES THE PENDULUM OF PASSION!
- Release day: Wednesday, October 03, 1928
- Runtime: 100 minutes