Comedy · United States of America · 1960 · 28m

The Devil to Pay

The Devil to Pay poster
Director
Herb Skoble
Cast
Buster Keaton as Diablos Ralph Dunn as The Furnace Man Ruth Gillette as Minnie Marion Morris as Esther John Rodney as The Druggist
Crew
Cummings Betts — Editor Cummings Betts — Writer
Synopsis

A short silent (with narration), parodying science fiction films. The USA misfires a rocket which crash lands on Tartarus (or Hades), where Buster Keaton, as Diabolus, is enraged and seeks revenge.

Mood & Themes
slapstick comedyeducationalshort film
Key Collaborators
Herb Skoble Director Cummings Betts Editor Cummings Betts Writer
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