
The Devil's Disciple
One Devil of a Motion Picture!
WarComedyHistoryministerbased on play or musicalblack and white18th centuryamerican revolutionflint rock
A witty, morally-minded period comedy about mistaken identity and redemption during the American Revolution, balancing humor with questions of conscience and sacrifice.
In a small New England town during the American War of Independence, Dick Dudgeon, a revolutionary American Puritan, is mistaken for local minister Rev. Anthony Anderson and arrested by the British. Dick discovers himself incapable of accusing another human to suffer and continues to masquerade as the reverend.
Essence
Ensemble

Burt Lancaster
Anthony Anderson

Kirk Douglas
Richard Dudgeon

Laurence Olivier
Gen. Burgoyne

Janette Scott
Judith Anderson

Eva Le Gallienne
Mrs. Dudgeon

Harry Andrews
Maj. Swindon

Basil Sydney
Lawyer Hawkins

George Rose
British Sergeant

Neil McCallum
Christie Dudgeon

Mervyn Johns
Rev. Maindeck Parshotter

David Horne
Uncle William

Erik Chitty
Uncle Titus
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