{"id":31688,"date":"2020-11-14T14:58:58","date_gmt":"2020-11-14T20:58:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bmovienation.com\/?p=31688"},"modified":"2020-11-20T15:00:17","modified_gmt":"2020-11-20T21:00:17","slug":"31688","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.bmovienation.com\/?p=31688","title":{"rendered":"Devil’s Partner (1961)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nMade in 1958, but not released until 1961 (and then in a cut version), The Devil’s Partner turns out to be an interesting variation on Faust, despite a number of script and story inconsistencies (and welcome plot twists from the rather bland pressbook synopsis). Helped by sympathetic acting and moody photography, director Rondeau grippingly creates a suspensefully eerie, small-town atmosphere which fully engages the attention while the film is actually unwinding. Ed Nelson does a commendable job in his dual role and is well supported all the way down the line, especially from Byron Foulger in a most unusual part as the local wino. The film also provides a rare opportunity to see the fine television player Jean Allison in a big-screen movie. Much of the film was obviously shot on actual locations. The heat-struck town of “Furnace Flats”, New Mexico, seems vividly real. Photographer Edward Cronjager lends the visuals an attractive shine and, aside from one or two lapses, the make-up and special effects are generally convincing. And by the humble standards of the independent “B”, production values are fairly impressive.<\/p>\n

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