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    The Devil and Daniel Webster

    1941 · Fantasy · 1h 47m

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  2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › The_Devil_and_Daniel_WebsterThe Devil and Daniel Webster - Wikipedia

    "The Devil and Daniel Webster" (1936) is a short story by American writer Stephen Vincent Benét. He tells of a New Hampshire farmer who sells his soul to the devil and is later defended by a fictionalized Daniel Webster , a noted 19th-century American statesman, lawyer and orator.

    • Stephen Vincent Benét
    • 1936

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  4. www.imdb.com › title › tt0033532The Devil and Daniel Webster (1941) - IMDb

    The Devil and Daniel Webster: Directed by William Dieterle. With Edward Arnold, Walter Huston, Jane Darwell, Simone Simon. A nineteenth-century New Hampshire farmer makes a pact with Satan for economic success, then enlists famed orator Daniel Webster to extract him from his contract.

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    • Drama, Fantasy, Romance
    • William Dieterle
    • 1941-10-17

  5. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › The_Devil_and_DanielThe Devil and Daniel Webster (film) - Wikipedia

    The Devil and Daniel Webster is a 1941 American supernatural film based on the 1938 play adaptation of Stephen Vincent Benét's 1936 short story "The Devil and Daniel Webster". The play by Benét was in turn based on the libretto created by Benét for an opera adaptation of his short story with composer Douglas Moore , a project he began ...

  6. www.enotes.com › topics › devil-daniel-websterThe Devil and Daniel Webster Summary - eNotes.com

    Summary. PDF Cite Share. “The Devil and Daniel Webster” is narrated as a folktale told in the border country of Vermont, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts, regarding the famous American...

  7. www.encyclopedia.com › arts › encyclopedias-almanacsThe Devil and Daniel Webster by Stephen Vincent Benét, 1937

    The story is a legend, combining a traditional myth with a specifically American tale. The myth is that of Faust, the man who sold his soul to the devil in return for a period of worldly fulfillment. Early versions of the myth concerned a scholar who was willing to sell his soul in exchange for knowledge.

  8. www.britannica.com › topic › The-Devil-and-DanielThe Devil and Daniel Webster | Folktale, Short Story, Fantasy

    The Devil and Daniel Webster, American fantasy film, released in 1941, that was based on Stephen Vincent Benét ’s 1937 short story of the same name. The movie is noted for its innovative camera work and Academy Award -winning score.

  9. www.criterion.com › films › 622All That Money Can Buy (a.k.a. The Devil and Daniel Webster)

    The Devil and Daniel Webster) Jabez Stone is a hardworking farmer trying to make an honest living, but a streak of bad luck tempts him to do the unthinkable: bargain with the devil himself. In exchange for seven years of good fortune, Stone promises “Mr. Scratch” his soul.

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