1. The Screenplay Writer Edmund Goulding has cleverly woven Dante Alighieri's Inferno and parts of Dickens' 'A Christmas Carol' storylines into one unique movie.
2. Mr Judd a wealthy businessman tycoon & 'Slumlord' refuses to hand out any charitable donations or listen to reason about fire safety hazards in his tenanted properties - which, incidentally does 'Catch-A-Fire'. Mr Judd forces the one person who could save the building into - Eugene Craig, a hospital administrator, neighbour & fellow businessman into bankruptcy. Mr Judd is visited by a demon takes him through the circles of Inferno. Suddenly Mr Judd wakes up from his 'slumber' and it was all just a 'nightmare' dream.
3. This 1924 Silent Movie is a sad reminder of how things used to be. The one 'Black' face you see in this Movie is 'The Butler'. But, it's NOT a Black actor, it a 'blacked up' white actor. Whilst Black Actors struggled to find work - let alone decent roles in Movies, because 'blacked up' white actors was seen as a 'politically correct' & more popular move 'Back Then'. The real Black Actors can be seen making or playing music on the radio instrument in the Movie.
4. Another sad reflection of the times is that many actors who didn't have leading roles were 'uncredited', as is the case in this movie. The Butler, who is a white actor did not have a leading role & is therefore 'uncredited'.
5. What I liked about this movie, is that the Inferno looked like a scary palce to be.
2. Mr Judd a wealthy businessman tycoon & 'Slumlord' refuses to hand out any charitable donations or listen to reason about fire safety hazards in his tenanted properties - which, incidentally does 'Catch-A-Fire'. Mr Judd forces the one person who could save the building into - Eugene Craig, a hospital administrator, neighbour & fellow businessman into bankruptcy. Mr Judd is visited by a demon takes him through the circles of Inferno. Suddenly Mr Judd wakes up from his 'slumber' and it was all just a 'nightmare' dream.
3. This 1924 Silent Movie is a sad reminder of how things used to be. The one 'Black' face you see in this Movie is 'The Butler'. But, it's NOT a Black actor, it a 'blacked up' white actor. Whilst Black Actors struggled to find work - let alone decent roles in Movies, because 'blacked up' white actors was seen as a 'politically correct' & more popular move 'Back Then'. The real Black Actors can be seen making or playing music on the radio instrument in the Movie.
4. Another sad reflection of the times is that many actors who didn't have leading roles were 'uncredited', as is the case in this movie. The Butler, who is a white actor did not have a leading role & is therefore 'uncredited'.
5. What I liked about this movie, is that the Inferno looked like a scary palce to be.