
Righteous district attorney Joseph Foster's main goal in life is to rid his city of the gangsters infesting it. In order to be even more efficient in his war against crime he plans to run for governor. One day he meets a strange, shadowy man, Nick Beal, who offers to help him to achieve his end. Beal convinces hesitating Foster by dint of easy money, easy sex with an alluring young woman and the promise of easy success. Joseph Foster soon becomes an influential politician but... (Full plot summary below)
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Righteous district attorney Joseph Foster's main goal in life is to rid his city of the gangsters infesting it. In order to be even more efficient in his war against crime he plans to run for governor. One day he meets a strange, shadowy man, Nick Beal, who offers to help him to achieve his end. Beal convinces hesitating Foster by dint of easy money, easy sex with an alluring young woman and the promise of easy success. Joseph Foster soon becomes an influential politician but a corrupt one. A minister of God manages to show him that he has been the plaything of the so-called Nick Beal, who might be "Old Nick" , that is to say Satan himself. Foster then decides to resign and to become an honest man again.
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| User ReviewLuke WInteresting plot with judge unknowingly collaborating with the Devil in human form. |
| User ReviewMichael HA beautifully shot Faustian tale which relies rather heavy-handedly on the power of a prop at the conclusion but has a lot to enjoy along the way. Ray Milland as Nick Beal looks an awful lot like he might have been an inspiration for the look of Robert Mitchum's Harry Powell in NIGHT OF THE HUNTER. |
| User ReviewPaul ZA wickedly fun Faustus riff, this noir has a nice EC horror vibe up until the necessarily moralistic for its time ending. Milland's clearly enjoying himself as old Nick, and Totter plays her reluctant femme fatale role just as well. Just past the halfway mark, there is a great scene involving him literally pre-scripting a sequence for her that interestingly plays out with her acting on two levels simultaneously and displaying layered reactions. |