Satan enlists the help of a suicide victim in Hell to lure unsuspecting earthly victims to their eternal doom. Contains three somewhat unrelated Twilight Zone-esque stories.Satan enlists the help of a suicide victim in Hell to lure unsuspecting earthly victims to their eternal doom. Contains three somewhat unrelated Twilight Zone-esque stories.Satan enlists the help of a suicide victim in Hell to lure unsuspecting earthly victims to their eternal doom. Contains three somewhat unrelated Twilight Zone-esque stories.
Lon Chaney Jr.
- Satan
- (as Lon Chaney)
Ralph Brown
- Charlie
- (archive footage)
John Crawford
- Donald Powell
- (archive footage)
Frank Taylor
- Dr. Ben Seastrom
- (archive footage)
- (as Bert Johnson)
Chalmers Goodlin
- Dr. Hume
- (archive footage)
Gunnel Broström
- Madame Germaine
- (archive footage)
- (as Gunnel Brostrom)
Sara Harts
- Angelica - Frozen Girl
- (archive footage)
- (as Tammy Newmara)
Inga Edwards
- Dixie
- (archive footage)
- (as Ingrid Bedoya)
Eve Hossner
- Girl in Photograph
- (archive footage)
Gordon Adler
- Policeman
- (archive footage)
- (uncredited)
Birgitta Alm
- Lady on the Street
- (archive footage)
- (uncredited)
Len Cooper
- Ticket Seller
- (archive footage)
- (uncredited)
Torsten Lilliecrona
- Police Inspector Braun
- (archive footage)
- (uncredited)
Jason Lindsay
- Dr. Holt - Museum Chief
- (archive footage)
- (uncredited)
- Directors
- Herbert L. Strock
- Curt Siodmak(uncredited)
- Writers
- Leo Guild
- Dory Previn(uncredited)
- Curt Siodmak(uncredited)
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaEdited out of three distinctive episodes, The Photograph (1959), The Girl in the Glacier (1959) and Condemned in the Crystal (1959), all of which were directed by Curt Siodmak, for the Swedish/US TV series 13 Demon Street (1959), shot in English but originally aired with Swedish subtitles. Lon Chaney Jr. was brought to Sweden to film a framing story for the sake of continuity.
- GoofsPhotographer Don tells Charlie that "somebody" is coming out of the house in the photograph. When Charlie suggests that he's imagining it and they should look at the photograph, he says "If I can't see her, you'll believe me."
- Alternate versionsEdited from episodes of the TV series "13 Demon Street" (1959). New footage of Lon Chaney as Satan was filmed to replace the original footage of him as host of the TV show.
- ConnectionsEdited from 13 Demon Street (1959)
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Quite an entertaining little horror film.
The Devil's Messenger was a feature film cobbled together from three episodes of a failed TV series, "13 Demon Street" and later shot footage featuring Lon Chaney as Satan. Chaney offers a woman who committed suicide a chance to escape the horrors of hell if she agrees to run a few errands for him. That is how they tie everything in the film together, as she delivers items that are used in each story and is really the catalyst for the stories.
Story number one deals with a stressed out photographer in need of a break. He takes a vacation to the mountains, but lets his lustful ways get the better of him as he murders a woman he tries to make advances on. After he returns to the city, the woman suddenly appears in a photo he took. Every time he looks at the picture, the woman appears closer in the picture, as she is making her way towards him to take her revenge.
The next story is about a group of scientists who discover a woman frozen in a block of ice deep in a cave. One scientist becomes obsessed with the woman and will go to any length to free her and make her his own.
The final story concerns a man who has a series of dreams concerning his death. His doctor advises him to go to the building that is in his dreams, in hopes that this will bring him some sort of relief. Instead he finds a gypsy woman who has a vision regarding his death as well.
The series this movie derives from was another in a long list of Twilight Zone imitators that just didn't make it. Each story itself was solid and made with good production qualities. The performances were fine, and Chaney seemed to be having a good time in his role. Pick this title up if you happen upon it, as its a fine old horror film with a lot to offer.
Story number one deals with a stressed out photographer in need of a break. He takes a vacation to the mountains, but lets his lustful ways get the better of him as he murders a woman he tries to make advances on. After he returns to the city, the woman suddenly appears in a photo he took. Every time he looks at the picture, the woman appears closer in the picture, as she is making her way towards him to take her revenge.
The next story is about a group of scientists who discover a woman frozen in a block of ice deep in a cave. One scientist becomes obsessed with the woman and will go to any length to free her and make her his own.
The final story concerns a man who has a series of dreams concerning his death. His doctor advises him to go to the building that is in his dreams, in hopes that this will bring him some sort of relief. Instead he finds a gypsy woman who has a vision regarding his death as well.
The series this movie derives from was another in a long list of Twilight Zone imitators that just didn't make it. Each story itself was solid and made with good production qualities. The performances were fine, and Chaney seemed to be having a good time in his role. Pick this title up if you happen upon it, as its a fine old horror film with a lot to offer.
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- rcslone5
- Jun 9, 2009
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- Runtime1 hour 12 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1
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By what name was The Devil's Messenger (1962) officially released in Canada in English?
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