The Devil and Daniel Webster (1941)
All That Money Can Buy
A GREAT MOTION PICTURE DARES TO BE DIFFERENT!
107 min
Farmer Jabez Stone, about to lose his land, agrees to sell his soul to the devil, known as Mr. Scratch, who gives Jabez seven years to enjoy the fruits of his sale before he collects. Over that time, Jabez pays off his debts and helps many neighboring farmers, then becomes an advocate for the upstanding Sen. Daniel Webster. When Jabez's contract with Mr. Scratch concludes, he desperately turns to Webster to represent him in a trial for his soul.
- Release date
- October 17, 1941
- Country of origin
- United States
Trailer
Cast
- Edward Arnold as Daniel Webster
- Walter Huston as Mr. Scratch
- Jane Darwell as Ma Stone
- Simone Simon as Belle
- Gene Lockhart as Squire Slossum
- John Qualen as Miser Stevens
- H.B. Warner as Justice Hawthorne
- Frank Conlan as Sheriff
- Lindy Wade as Daniel Stone
- George Cleveland as Cy Bibber
Crew
- William Dieterle · Director
- Dan Totheroh · Writer
- Stephen Vincent Benet · Writer
- William Dieterle · Producer
- Bernard Herrmann · Composer
- Joseph H. August · Cinematographer
- Robert Wise · Editor