The Devil & Daniel Webster
The Devil & Daniel Webster ★★★½ All that Money can Buy; Here is a Man; A Certain Mr. Scratch 1941
In 1840s New Hampshire, a young farmer, who sells his soul to the devil, is saved from a trip to Hell when Daniel Webster steps in to defend him. This classic fantasy is visually striking and contains wonderful performances. Adapted from the story by Stephen Vincent Benet who based it on Goethe's Faust. 106m/B VHS, DVD . James Craig, Edward Arnold, Walter Huston, Simone Simon, Gene Lockhart, Jane Darwell, Anne Shirley, John Qualen, H.B. Warner; D: William Dieterle; M: Bernard Herrmann. Oscars '41: Orig. Dramatic Score.
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