arfdawg-1 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

mark.waltz Newcomer Ed Nelson has a unique way of making friends... and losing them. He introduces himself to town-folk as the nephew of a recently deceased resident whom nobody liked, a hermit who was found dead covered in blood along side a goat which obviously had its throat slit. Bizarre goings on reveal that Nelson isn't the nice man he appears to be, and the town doctor and sheriff try to discover what is really behind all of the recent tragic events. The sudden attack of the rival to Nelson's attempt to win the doctor's daughter by his devoted dog, the discovery of a trampled body of the town drunk, and other bizarre happenings prove that something spiritually evil is taking place.Nelson, a cult actor who found romantic leads on the soap operas "Peyton Place" and "Capital", is a bizarre presence, his easy going demeanor hiding something truly foul. The poor drunk gets a first hand view, and his terror in realizing what he's witnessed isn't a hallucination is truly frightening. This is the type of horror movie that probably sent viewers immediately to church to pray or home to shower. It's cheaply made, adequately acted, and truly disturbingI can't watch films like this and praise them simply for that reason, even though I think that later horror films like " Rosemary's Baby" and "The Omen" are classics among the genre. This has an element of trashiness to it that puts it in the classification of exploitation rather than a piece of art.

jrodizzee by the comments on this page, i feel the need to clarify a misconception. The old man never actually died, on his pact with the devil, he was given a new restored life and youth. This being the reason for why he digresses to his elder state, sometimes when at his shack. Keep in mind the whole thing was simply to get revenge on the town people, which he would not be able to do as a crippled old man. He faked his own death, and simply invented being the nephew of the old man in order to avoid suspicion and explain why a young man now lives and owns the land. On the final scene, where he dies, his body returns to the old man appearance and then dies.

Gafke Don't get too attached to the idea presented by the movie poster or the film box cover for this movie - there is no beautiful naked woman bareback-riding a wild centaur anywhere to be found. Sorry. But despite this fact, The Devils Partner is not a terrible film. It makes up for in mood and performances what it lacks in the style that a bigger budget might have given it. A nasty, hairy, smelly old hermit sacrifices a goat in his dingy shack and is given a new life by the Devil Himself...or at least I'm assuming it was the Devil. You only get to see a burned black hand co-signing a contract that our hermit has already signed with the blood of the poor, aforementioned goat. Anyway, the hermit - minus about 40 years and having benefited from a recent flea bath - waltzes into our story which takes place in a heat blasted desert town. Mr. Brand New SatanicPants never breaks a sweat, strolling cool as ice cream into the lives of Nell and her boyfriend and causing major problems for both of them before he can be dispatched. True enough, this is a low budget extravaganza, but it makes the best with what it has to work with. The performances are sincere, the mood is spooky and the plot is actually rather original and benefits from some light yet surprising touches of perversion and sadism. Filmed in black and white and totally devoid of gore, The Devils Partner still manages to be disturbing, especially when you take into consideration the year in which it was made. Harmless entertainment, and not a total waste of an hour and a half or so.