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A Deal with the Devil (1914)
Short | 24 min | Short, Drama

A Deal with the Devil (1914)

Short | 24 min | Short, Drama

In the hope of becoming rich and famous, Walter Fabre, a medical student, devotes all his time to study and refuses the invitation of his fellow-students to join them in merry-making. Walter falls asleep and dreams that Mephistopheles ...See moreIn the hope of becoming rich and famous, Walter Fabre, a medical student, devotes all his time to study and refuses the invitation of his fellow-students to join them in merry-making. Walter falls asleep and dreams that Mephistopheles appears and tells him that he can make his fame and fortune by giving him the power to foretell the death or recovery of a patient; in the event of death Mephisto will appear at the head, and in case of recovery he will appear at the feet of the patient. To prove his superhuman power he tells Walter that he will save the life of the King, who has been given up by all authorities. Walter gains admission to the King's bedside and while diagnosing the case. Mephistopheles appears at the foot. The King recovers and Walter becomes famous. Sometime later a beautiful young Baroness and her mother are out driving and the latter is fatally injured in an accident. The young Baroness, Ida Shinting, summons Walter and when he arrives at the bedside he sees Mephisto at the head, and knows the meaning thereof. He is so charmed with Ida's beauty that he beseeches his master to spare the Baroness's life. Mephisto agrees, but warns Walter that in return he will someday take from him his dearest. Ida and Walter are married; five years later their little daughter is taken seriously ill. Finding Mephisto at her head Walter tries to thwart him by turning the child around. Again Mephisto takes his place at the head. Then the father, trying to cheat him again, places his daughter in a chair. She dies, however, and shortly after the funeral Walter himself becomes sick; he discovers by his head Mephisto, who says that he has come to exact punishment for the attempts Walter made to deceive him. Walter awakes with a start, and realizing that fame and wealth are not the only things in life, merrily joins his colleagues. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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Name	Known for
Olaf Fønss Walter Fahrich - Student Walter Fahrich - Student See fewer	Homunculus, 1. Teil (1916)
Ebba Thomsen Komtesse Ida Komtesse Ida See fewer	Hans Kæreste (1918)
Alf Blütecher Den mystiske Fremmede - Mefisto Den mystiske Fremmede - Mefisto See fewer	A Trip to Mars (1918)
Ingeborg Bruhn Bertelsen Actress Actress See fewer	I de unge Aar (1915)
Philip Bech Actor Actor See fewer	A Trip to Mars (1918)
Johannes Ring Actor Actor See fewer	Den hvide djævel (1916)
Dagmar Kofoed Actress Actress See fewer	Godsforvalteren (1915)
Franz Skondrup Actor Actor See fewer	Manden med de ni Fingre IV (1916)
Charles Willumsen Actor Actor See fewer	The Steel King's Last Wish (1913)
Ingeborg Jensen Actress Actress See fewer	The Steel King's Last Wish (1913)
Birger von Cotta-Schønberg Actor Actor See fewer	I folkets navn (1938)
Holger Syndergaard Actor Actor See fewer	Vasens Hemmelighed (1914)
Oluf Billesborg Actor Actor See fewer	The Steel King's Last Wish (1913)
Ellen Ferslev Actress Actress See fewer	Godsforvalteren (1915)
Lily Frederiksen Actress Actress See fewer	The Story of a Mother (1912)
Frederik Jacobsen Actor Actor See fewer	Hjælpen (1913)
Peter Jørgensen Actor Actor See fewer	Kærlighedslængsel (1916)
Henny Lauritzen Actress Actress See fewer	Vor fælles Ven (1921)
Ebba Lorentzen Actress Actress See fewer	I de unge Aar (1915)