A convicted murderer has been sentenced to death in the electric chair. He decides to spill the name of the man who hired him, but just before he does he's killed by a poison dart.
If you're the type who likes their mystery movies short, punchy, and completely unconcerned with explaining how a poison dart hits a guy in an electric chair room without anyone seeing the shooter, The Devil's Mate is probably your speed. If you need logical consistency or characters who act like actual human beings, m...
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Phil Rosen
Maurice Elvey
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"If you're the type who likes their mystery movies short, punchy, and completely unconcerned with explaining how a poison dart hits a guy in an electric chair room without anyone seeing the shooter, The Devil's Mate is probably your speed. If you need logical consistency or characters who act like actual human beings, maybe skip this one. The whole thing kicks off with a death row inmate who has a secret. He's ready to spill the beans. Then, pfft. A dart hits him. He's dead. The movie doesn't wa..."
David Silverstein, Leonard Fields
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