The first 25 minutes of this movie were very interesting and entertaining with a good mixture of action and comedy. however, once Claude Raines (The Devil) and Paul Muni (a hood who had been killed and sent to Hell) returned to earth and the latter became romantically involved, the film bogged down.
Muni assumes the body of "Judge Parker" but still talks and thinks like the thug he was as his old self. I know it's a fantasy story and not be taken seriously, but still - Parker's fiancé never figuring out that this was not the judge even though his grammar, speech, actions, everything about him except his looks was totally foreign to what he used to be - it was too ridiculous and insulting to anyone's intelligence. Fantasy or not, you have to have at least some credibility in the story! I stayed with the film the whole way, and it wasn't bad but I wouldn't watch it again.
For those who don't believe there is a Devil, this is a good movie to see as it effectively shows how he whispers attractive things in one's ear and how persuasive he can be....all the while ruining you.
Muni assumes the body of "Judge Parker" but still talks and thinks like the thug he was as his old self. I know it's a fantasy story and not be taken seriously, but still - Parker's fiancé never figuring out that this was not the judge even though his grammar, speech, actions, everything about him except his looks was totally foreign to what he used to be - it was too ridiculous and insulting to anyone's intelligence. Fantasy or not, you have to have at least some credibility in the story! I stayed with the film the whole way, and it wasn't bad but I wouldn't watch it again.
For those who don't believe there is a Devil, this is a good movie to see as it effectively shows how he whispers attractive things in one's ear and how persuasive he can be....all the while ruining you.