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The Devil and Daniel Webster (1941)
All That Money Can Buy (original title)

APPROVED  107 min  -  Comedy | Drama | Fantasy   -  29 October 1941 (USA)
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A 19th Century New Hampshire farmer who makes a compact with the Devil for economic success enlists Daniel Webster to extract him from his contract.

Director:

William Dieterle

Writers:

Stephen Vincent Benet (story), Dan Totheroh (screenplay), and 1 more credit »
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The Devil and Daniel Webster -- In exchange for seven years of good fortune, Jabez Stone promises Mr. Scratch his soul when the contract ends. When he comes to his senses, he enlists the aid of the one man who might save him: the legendary orator and politician Daniel Webster. The Devil and Daniel Webster -- US Home Video Trailer from Warner Home Video
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Edward Arnold Edward Arnold ...
Walter Huston ...
Jane Darwell ...
Ma Stone
Simone Simon ...
Belle
Gene Lockhart ...
John Qualen John Qualen ...
Miser Stevens
H.B. Warner H.B. Warner ...
Frank Conlan Frank Conlan ...
Sheriff
Lindy Wade Lindy Wade ...
Daniel Stone
George Cleveland George Cleveland ...
Cy Bibber
Anne Shirley ...
Mary Stone
James Craig James Craig ...
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
William Alland William Alland ...
Guide (scenes deleted)
Sarah Edwards Sarah Edwards ...
Lucy Slossum (scenes deleted)
Fern Emmett Fern Emmett ...
Wife (scenes deleted)
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Storyline

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 rescue. Based on the short story by Stephen Vincent Benet. Also known as "All That Money Can Buy." Written by Little Pine Weasel <kristinat@cerritos.edu>  

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Plot Keywords:

Devil | Farmer | Orator | Deal With The Devil | New Hampshire  | See more »

Taglines:

A GREAT MOTION PICTURE DARES TO BE DIFFERENT! (original print media ad - all caps) See more »

Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Fantasy

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Alles was Geld kaufen kann See more »

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

 | USA: (cut version)

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound System)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Trivia

The character Judge John Hathorne was one of the judges at the Salem Witch Trials in 1692. He was also the only one that never apologized to the victim's families. His descendant, Nathaniel Hawthorne, changed the spelling of his surname in order to appear not so closely related to such an infamous ancestor. See more »

Goofs

Anachronisms: The young boy who climbs onto Daniel Webster's carriage to see if Webster has horns and a tail tells Webster that his name is Martin Van Buren Aldrich, son of the only Democrat in town. Obviously, he is supposed to have been named after President Martin Van Buren, a Democrat. However, the chronology of this doesn't add up. This scene takes place in 1840, which was Van Buren's last full year in office in his single four-year term as President (1837-1841). The child is clearly about 12 or so (actor Sonny Bupp, who played the role, was 13 at the time of filming). It is almost inconceivable in these circumstances that a man in New Hampshire would have named his son after Martin Van Buren since, at the approximate time of the boy's birth in the late 1820s, Van Buren was a successful but still relatively obscure politician who would have been little known and of no particular consequence to anyone living outside his home state of New York. See more »

Quotes

[Ma Stone is reading out loud from the book of Job]
Mary Stone: Give me the book, Ma. I'm going to read us something cheerful from the book of Ruth. That is, if you don't mind changing the lesson.
Ma Stone: Land sakes, I don't mind. I never did hold much with Job, even if he is scripture. Took on too much to suit me. Course I don't want to malign the man; but he always sounded to me like he come from Massachusetts.
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Connections

Referenced in Damn Yankees! (1958) See more »