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29 October 1941 (USA)
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A GREAT MOTION PICTURE DARES TO BE DIFFERENT! (original print media ad - all caps) more
Plot:
A down-on-his-luck farmer makes a deal with the devil for seven years of prosperity. When Mr. Scratch comes to collect...
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Won Oscar.
Another 1 nomination
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The Longer Criterion Version Is The One To See
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Cast
(Complete credited cast)| Edward Arnold | ... | Daniel Webster | |
| Walter Huston | ... | Mr. Scratch | |
| Jane Darwell | ... | Ma Stone | |
| Simone Simon | ... | Belle | |
| Gene Lockhart | ... | Squire Slossum | |
| John Qualen | ... | Miser Stevens | |
| H.B. Warner | ... | Justice John Hathorne | |
| Frank Conlan | ... | Sheriff | |
| Lindy Wade | ... | Daniel Stone | |
| George Cleveland | ... | Cy Bibber | |
| Anne Shirley | ... | Mary Stone | |
| James Craig | ... | Jabez Stone | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| William Alland | ... | Guide (scenes deleted) | |
| Sarah Edwards | ... | Lucy Slossum (scenes deleted) | |
| Fern Emmett | ... | Wife (scenes deleted) | |
| Jim Farley | ... | Studio Gateman (scenes deleted) | |
| Robert Emmett Keane | ... | Husband (scenes deleted) | |
| Anita Lee | ... | Infant | |
| Robert Pittard | ... | Clerk (as Bob Pittard) | |
| Ferris Taylor | ... | President (scenes deleted) | |
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Also Known As:
The Devil and Daniel Webster (International: English title) (USA) (reissue title)
A Certain Mr. Scratch (USA) (alternative title)
Daniel and the Devil (USA) (reissue title)
Here Is a Man (USA) (trailer title)
Mr. Scratch (USA) (alternative title)
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A Certain Mr. Scratch (USA) (alternative title)
Daniel and the Devil (USA) (reissue title)
Here Is a Man (USA) (trailer title)
Mr. Scratch (USA) (alternative title)
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107 min | USA:85 min (cut version)
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Mono (RCA Sound System)
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USA:Approved (PCA #7238) |
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Bernard Herrmann's Oscar-winning musical score included recordings of the humming of telephone wires (heard when Mr. Scratch first appears to Jabez Stone in his barn), and four violin solos of Pop Goes The Weasel, recorded separately and laid over each other on the soundtrack to form a single violin solo (heard when Mr. Scratch plays his fiddle at Jabez Stone's barn dance).
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Anachronisms: Characters in this film set in pre-Civil War America routinely use the phrase "loan shark" despite the fact that it came into the English language between 1900 and 1905.
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Mr. Scratch:
[Jabez, after noticing that one of Mr. Scratch's victims is now the size of a fly, asks him how big their souls are] Oh, I see what you mean; why, they vary... Now, in your case, I could probably keep you in my vest pocket.
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Referenced in The Devil and Daniel Johnston (2005)
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First off, let me state that after viewing both versions of this film: the 85-minute and the 106-minute ones, both have their merits. For VHS, I recommend the shorter version. If you have the Criterion DVD with a 106-minute one, however, you have the best. I had seen both on tape but when I saw the longer version with a great DVD transfer, it convinced me the longer one is the version you want to see. It also seemed to improve the whole movie.
The Criterion DVD helped me appreciate the underrated black-and-white cinematography in this movie. It simply looks super, and even the special-effects are still pretty darned good considering the year this was made.
Character-wise, as so often is the case, the bad-guys are the most interesting in the movie. The best was Walter Huston playing "Scratch" (the Devil) and Simone Simon playing a female helper of his. Simon has the allure in this story to drive leading character "Jabez Stone" away from his sweet wife "Mary" (Anne Shirley).
Depressed and whining over his financial state of affairs and general lot in life, "Jabez" is ripe pickings for the wily "Scratch" and his cohort. The Devil makes Stone sign away his soul for money, prosperity, power, etc. Jabez gets carried away with his greed and winds up learning some valuable lessons.
Meanwhile, Edward Arnold plays "Daniel Webster," a folk hero during this time period, a man revered by all in New England. He winds up defending Jabez in a court-like scene i the end to see if he can win back the man's soul. Arnold is captivating in his role as Webster and gives an old-fashioned patriotic message at the end which would make today's Hollywood filmmakers sick.
Craig, who gets 12th billing in this film - go figure - has the most lines in the movie! How can be ignored, not only on the DVD and VHS boxes but on the bottom of the credits on this IMDb cast page? Craig overacts in his role and, thus, becomes a little annoying at times. Shirley might have been the most attractive I've ever seen here, mainly because of her strong, Christian character and down-home plain beauty that shines through in this character, Jabez's faithful wife "Mary." (She also gets slighted in the billing.)
Overall, this is a different story than anything you've seen. It's interesting, nicely directed by William Dieterle and photographed by Joseph August. Sadly, the latter died later in this decade with a heart attack. His last picture was another visual wonder: "Portrait Of Jennie."