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The Devil and Daniel Webster
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1941 film by William Dieterle
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7.0Farmer Jabez Stone, about to lose his land, agrees to sell his soul to the devil, known as Mr. Scratch, who gives Jabez seven years to enjoy the fruits of his sale before he collects. Over that time, Jabez pays off his debts and helps many neighboring farmers, then becomes an advocate for the upstanding Sen. Daniel Webster. When Jabez's contract with Mr. Scratch concludes, he desperately turns to Webster to represent him in a trial for his soul.
Released: 1941-10-17107 minDir: William DieterleDrama, Fantasy
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Cast
- Edward Arnold as Daniel Webster
- Walter Huston as Mr. Scratch
- Jane Darwell as Ma Stone
- Simone Simon as Belle
- Gene Lockhart as Squire Slossum
- John Qualen as Miser Stevens
Themes
- pact with the devil
- devil
- farmer
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Ratings
IMDb
7.6/10
6,213 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
100%
- Year
- 1941
- Runtime
- 107 min
- Genres
- Drama, Fantasy, Romance
- Rated
- Approved
- Awards
- Won 1 Oscar. 2 wins & 1 nomination total
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- William Dieterle
- Screenwriter
- Stephen Vincent Benét
- Composer
- Bernard Herrmann
- Producer
- William Dieterle
- Production company
- RKO Pictures
- Cinematographer
- Joseph H. August
- Narrative location
- New Hampshire
- Duration
- 105
- FilmAffinity ID
- 716664
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1941-01-01
- title
- The Devil and Daniel Webster
- color
- black-and-white
- production designer
- Van Nest Polglase
- distributed by
- Netflix
- film editor
- Robert Wise
- review score
- 100%
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