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<html> <head> <title>The Devil-Doll</title> <meta name="googlebot" content="noodp"> <meta name="robots" content="noodp"> <link rel="apple-touch-icon-precomposed" href="/silly-nndb-icon.png" /><style type="text/css">  </style><script type="text/javascript" src="/sortable.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="/trailer.js"></script> <link rel="stylesheet" href="/trailer.css" /> <link rel="stylesheet" href="/style.css" /> </head> <body bgcolor=#ffffff> <div> <center> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr><td valign=top><table width=550 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0> <tr><td bgcolor=white><table width="100%" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" background="/nndb.gif"> <tr> <td rowspan="2" align="left" valign="top"><a href="http://www.nndb.com/"><img src="/title.gif" width="260" height="50" border=0 alt="NNDB"></a></td> <td><table width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="6"> <tr align="center"> <td width="25%" nowrap><b><font size="-1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">This is a beta version of NNDB</font></b></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="right" valign="middle"><b><font size="-1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <form action="http://search.nndb.com/search/nndb.cgi" method="get"> <input type="hidden" name="nndb" value="1"></input> <nobr>Search: <select name="omenu"> <option value="unspecified" selected>All Names</option> <option value="living">Living people</option> <option value="dead">Dead people</option> <option value="bands">Band Names</option> <option value="books">Book Titles</option> <option value="movies">Movie Titles</option> <option value="fulltext">Full Text</option> </select> for <input name="query" value="" size=24 maxlength=96> <input type=submit value="Search"> </font></b></nobr></form></td> </tr> </table>        </td></tr> <tr><td bgcolor=red height=2></td></tr> <tr bgcolor=F0F0F0><td bgcolor=F0F0F0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=15 width=100%><tr><td bgcolor=F0F0F0> <font size=+3 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b>The Devil-Doll <nobr>(10-Jul-1936)</nobr></b></font><p> <img src="t.the-devil-doll-2.jpg" height=220 width=134 hspace=10 vspace=10 align=right><p> <p><p> <b>Director:</b> <a href="/people/631/000058457/">Tod Browning</a><p><b>Writers:</b> <a href="/people/631/000058457/">Tod Browning</a>; Guy Endore; Garrett Fort; <a href="/people/303/000044171/">Erich von Stroheim</a><p><b>From novel:</b> <i>Burn Witch Burn</i> by Abraham Merritt<p><b>Musical Score by:</b> <a href="/people/055/000368945/">Franz Waxman</a><p><b>Producer:</b> <a href="/people/631/000058457/">Tod Browning</a><p><b>Keywords:</b> <a href="/lists/618/000205003/">Sci-Fi/Horror</a>, <a href="/lists/418/000085163/">Shrinking</a>, <a href="/lists/676/000204064/">Unjustly Accused</a><p><div><img src="/full-star-20.png"><img src="/full-star-20.png"><img src="/full-star-20.png"><img src="/half-star-20.png"></div><p>A convict framed by his business partners escapes from incarceration and uses a mad scientist's discovery of a process to miniaturize humans to exact revenge against those who have wronged him. The tiny humans are stunted and lack free will; they are controllable as puppets. Complex story is astonishing for 1936 and holds up very well today. Also, Lionel Barrymore in drag.<p> <table border=1 class="sortable bordered" id="sort_actors"> <tr><th><b>Name</b></th><th><b>Occupation</b></th><th><b>Birth</b></th><th>Death</b></th><th><b>Known for</b></th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/741/000043612/"><font size=-1>Lionel Barrymore</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Actor</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>28-Apr-1878</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>15-Nov-1954</nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1><i>Young Dr. Kildare</i></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/125/000280282/"><font size=-1>Pedro de Cordoba</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Actor</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>28-Sep-1881</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>16-Sep-1950</nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1><i>The Ghost Breakers</i></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/582/000278745/"><font size=-1>Robert Greig</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Actor</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>27-Dec-1879</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>27-Jun-1958</nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1><i>Sullivan's Travels</i></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/974/000350921/"><font size=-1>Arthur Hohl</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Actor</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>21-May-1889</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>10-Mar-1964</nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>Character actor</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/909/000134507/"><font size=-1>Frank Lawton</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Actor</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>30-Sep-1904</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>10-Jun-1969</nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1><i>A Night to Remember</i></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/506/000070296/"><font size=-1>Maureen O'Sullivan</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Actor</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>17-May-1911</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>28-Jun-1998</nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1><i>A Day at the Races</i></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/142/000280299/"><font size=-1>Rafaela Ottiano</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Actor</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>4-Mar-1888</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>18-Aug-1942</nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1><i>Grand Hotel</i></td> </tr> </table> <p><font size=+1 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color=red><b>CAST</b></font><p><table border=0><tr><td colspan=2><font size=-2 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Starring</font></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/people/741/000043612/">Lionel Barrymore</a></td><td>   ...   Lavond</td></tr><tr><td colspan=2 style="height: 0.75em"></td></tr><tr><td colspan=2><font size=-2 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">With</font></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/people/506/000070296/">Maureen O'Sullivan</a></td><td>   ...   Lorraine</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/people/909/000134507/">Frank Lawton</a></td><td>   ...   Toto</td></tr><tr><td colspan=2 style="height: 0.75em"></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/people/142/000280299/">Rafaela Ottiano</a></td><td>   ...   Malita</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/people/582/000278745/">Robert Greig</a></td><td>   ...   Emil Coulvet</td></tr><tr><td>Lucy Beaumont</td><td>   ...   Mme. Lavond</td></tr><tr><td>Henry B. Walthall</td><td>   ...   Marcel</td></tr><tr><td>Grace Ford</td><td>   ...   Lachna</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/people/125/000280282/">Pedro de Cordoba</a></td><td>   ...   Matin</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/people/974/000350921/">Arthur Hohl</a></td><td>   ...   Radin</td></tr><tr><td>Juanita Quigley</td><td>   ...   Marguerite</td></tr><tr><td>Claire du Brey</td><td>   ...   Mme. Coulvet</td></tr><tr><td>Rollo Lloyd</td><td>   ...   Detective</td></tr><tr><td>E. Alyn Warren</td><td>   ...   Commissioner</td></tr></table><p><p><font size=+1 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color=red><b>REVIEWS</b></font><p><table><tr><td><img src="/rarrow.gif"></td><td>Have you seen this film? 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