Need to watch 'The Devil's Needle' on your TV or mobile device at home? Hunting down a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or watch the Chester Withey-directed movie via subscription can be confusing, so we here at Moviefone want to do the heavy lifting.
Read on for a listing of streaming and cable services - including rental, purchase, and subscription alternatives - along with the availability of 'The Devil's Needle' on each platform when they are available. Now, before we get into all the details of how you can watch 'The Devil's Needle' right now, here are some particulars about the Fine Arts Film Company drama flick.
Released August 12th, 1916, 'The Devil's Needle' stars Norma Talmadge, Tully Marshall, Marguerite Marsh, F.A. Turner The NR movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 6 min, and received a user score of 65 (out of 100) on TMDb, which put together reviews from 6 top users.
Want to know what the movie's about? Here's the plot: "Renee is a French artist's model who uses morphine as an escape from the dull reality of her life. She recommends it to a neurotic artist because "it kindles the fires of genius." The artist quickly becomes addicted to the drug and the quality of his work begins to disintegrate. He takes on a new model, marries her, and starts her on the same path of moral degradation, until a guilt-ridden Renee decides to intervene in order to save them both. According to silent film historian Kevin Brownlow, THE DEVIL'S NEEDLE was banned by the state of Ohio, but the censor board reversed its decision after recognizing the positive message beneath the film's scandalous surface. This special edition was mastered from a 35mm preservation print of the 1923 re-release version. The only known surviving copy, the element suffers significant nitrate decomposition during some scenes."
'The Devil's Needle' is currently available to rent, purchase, or stream via subscription on Kanopy .
'The Devil's Needle' Release Dates
Watch in Movie Theaters on August 12th, 1916
