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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 ...
- William Dieterle, Charles L. Glett
- Bernard Herrmann
- William Dieterle Productions
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.
- William Dieterle
- 2 min
Rent The Devil and Daniel Webster on Fandango at Home, Prime Video, or buy it on Fandango at Home, Prime Video. Farmer Jabez Stone (James Craig), about to lose his land, agrees to sell his soul to ...
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- Edward Arnold
- William Dieterle
- Fantasy
William Dieterle. All That Money Can Buy (a.k.a. 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.
- Daniel Webster
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. Jabez Stone (played by James Craig), a down-on-his-luck 19th-century farmer in New Hampshire, sells his soul ...
- Lee Pfeiffer
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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. A down-on-his-luck farmer makes a deal with the devil for seven years of prosperity. When Mr. Scratch comes to collect, orator and hero of the common man Daniel Webster comes to the ...
October 24, 1936. " 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. The narrative references real events in the ...
