Meet Mr. Lucifer (1953)
Directed by Anthony Pelissier
Genres - Comedy |
Sub-Genres - Fantasy Comedy, Satire |
Run Time - 83 min. |
Countries - United Kingdom |
MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Hal Erickson
Though Meet Mr. Lucifer reads rather better than it plays, the film is still good for a few healthy laughs. Stanley Holloway plays Hollingsworth, an actor who is playing Lucifer in a stage production. While being hoisted through a trap door, Hollingsworth is knocked cold. While unconscious, he is replaced by the real Lucifer. Seeking about for a new form of deviltry to inflict upon the public, Lucifer comes up with the most hellish device of all: Television! The rest of the film details the effects that the boob tube has on otherwise normal, rational British citizens (there's even time for a swipe at 3D movies). Based on a play by Arnold Ridley, Meet Mr. Lucifer is enhanced by an all-star cast, including Peggy Cummins, Kay Kendall and Ernst Thesiger.
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actor, debt, gift, replacement, retirement, Satan, television