The Devil and Daniel Webster

The Devil and Daniel Webster

1941 | 1h 47m | Drama, Fantasy | TV-G

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Brief Synopsis

A New Hampshire farmer sells his soul to the devil in this witty 1941 fantasy. But he finds that money can't buy happiness, and when Satan comes around to collect his soul, he wants out of the deal!

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Cast and Crew

DIRECTOR

William Dieterle

CAST

Walter Huston

Edward Arnold

James Craig

Jane Darwell

Simone Simon

Gene Lockhart

Anne Shirley

PRODUCERS

William Dieterle

WRITERS

Stephen Benet

Dan Totheroh

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Devil And Daniel Webster, The (1941) -- (Movie Clip) Opening, It Could Even Happen To You
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The famously unusual opening credits for William Dieterle's The Devil And Daniel Webster, 1941, also known as All That Money Can Buy, from a story by Stephen Vincent Benet.
Devil And Daniel Webster, The (1941) -- (Movie Clip) A Soul Is Nothing
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Mr. Scratch (Walter Huston) cuts a deal with New Hampshire farmer Jabez Stone (James Craig), who summoned him minutes earlier, by swearing about his poverty, in director William Dieterle's The Devil And Daniel Webster, 1941, a.k.a. All That Money Can Buy, from the story by Stephen Vincent Benet.
Devil And Daniel Webster, The (1941) -- (Movie Clip) You're Not Dorothy
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The tantalizing Belle (Simone Simon) appears to Jabez (James Craig) at the birth of his first child then visits mother Mary (Ann Shirley) and Ma Stone (Jane Darwell) in The Devil And Daniel Webster, 1941.
Devil And Daniel Webster, The (1941) -- (Movie Clip) The Devil Vs. Jabez Stone
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Webster (Edward Arnold) demands a trial for Jabez (James Craig) and Scratch (Walter Huston) names his jury in The Devil and Daniel Webster, a.k.a. All That Money Can Buy, from the story by Steven Vincent Benet.
Devil And Daniel Webster, The (1941) -- (Movie Clip) What A Fine Fellow You Were
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Tumult as Jabez (James Craig) throws out Webster (Edward Arnold) and Mary (Ann Shirley) then encounters Belle (Simone Simon) and Scratch (Walter Huston) who's come to collect in The Devil And Daniel Webster, 1941, a.k.a. All That Money Can Buy.

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