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Excellent characters with emotional depth. My wife, daughter and granddaughter all enjoyed it...and me, too! Very good movie! You won't be disappointed.

The storyline feels a little thin and moth-eaten in parts but this sequel is plenty of fun.

The Plot. generally An old man sells his soul to the devil, and turns into a young man. He then uses witchcraft and black magic to win a woman from his rival.An interesting thing to note is that as movies transitioned from the 50's to the 60's there were lots more location scenes and it makes it fun to look at the cars and buses and such from back then.And the early 60's films also had a smattering of beat music which is interesting to hear.So on tot he movie. Not's not horrible, but there is one fatal flaw, When the old guy sells his soul and becomes young, why does he lose all his memory too -- except that he's the young old guy? He doesn't remember the people who knew him and such. Dumb.The movie is a bit slow and the acting isn't always that great but it's an OK watch

I must admit that I usually have a soft spot for movies where people get great powers and start eliminating their enemies one by one, so I thought that I would like "Devil's Partner". But in the end I thought the movie was a letdown. I will admit it gets off to a decent start, with some intrigue and even a little eeriness, plus also a little style injected by the director. However, after the promising opening, the movie loses its way. It becomes a real slow-moving story (despite having a running time of only 72 minutes), and it is seriously lacking bite. The movie really needed a harder edge; as it is, it feels too soft as well as slow. While I wouldn't call the end results terrible, the movie all the same is a big disappointment.

"The Devil's Partner" is a low-budget 1950s film. However, despite a low budget, mostly unknown actors (aside from Edgar Buchanan of "Petticoat Junction" fame) and a simple desert town as a set, the movie manages to set a wonderfully creepy mood.The film begins with an old man dying while doing some weird satanic ceremony--or that is at least what appears to be the case. A few days later, the guy's young nephew (Richard Crane) comes to town to claim the estate--he somehow KNOWS what's occurred even though no one knew the old guy had any relatives. This nephew seems like one of the nicest fellows you could ever meet (though oddly, he never seems to sweat--even here in the desert heat) and the townsfolk are surprised that the nasty old crank could have a nice family member! However, the audience soon sees that Crane is actually a devil worshiper and is using this power to harm people in order to get what he wants out of life! One man dies while drinking milk and another is mauled by his dog and a third is kicked to death by a horse (among other horrors)--all thanks to the 'nice' young man! Overall, I was quite impressed by the film. While mostly unknown actors, the cast did a very capable job--not what you might expect from a low-budget horror film. The writing was very good--with lots of creepy scenes and characters. Plus, with film work and music that all contribute nicely to the mood, you can't help but enjoy the film.By the way....if I were the police, I'd deputize that Cairn Terrier!!

WARNING: SPOILERS CONTAINED HEREIN. This movie is quirkywith enough offbeat characters to sustain one's interest. The goatkillings portrayed in shadow play with an intriguing bestialityovertone- especially the second killing, where the drunkard iscoerced into being a witness. The drunkard also has some laughout loud lines which I won't spoil for you here. And then there'sbandage face guy who mopes around. He's involved in a lovetriangle, which he creates by his feelings of inadequacy. He laterbecomes scarface guy. You have murders being investigated by asheriff, who rather open-mindedly makes the leap of faith intosupernatural investigation. This is basically a David Lynch movieexcept he didn't direct it. If he made this exact movie today, peoplewould be drooling over what a masterpiece it was. Sure the moviedoesn't make too much sense. So what?