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Key Information
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| Directors: |
William Dieterle |
| Stars: |
Walter Huston |
| Actors: |
Anne Shirley |
| Genre: |
Dramas |
| Subgenre: |
Suspense · Recommended · Demonic Possession · Hell · Devil/Demons · Essential Cinema · Classic · Thriller |
| MPAA Rating: |
Not Rated |
| Available Formats: |
VHS |
| UPC: |
037429069936 |
| Release Date: |
1941 |
| Running Time: |
1hr 49min |
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Languages
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| Original Language: |
English |
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DVD Editions
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Format: DVD, 1hr 46min
Release Company: Criterion Collection (September 30, 2003)
UPC: 037429181423 |
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VHS Editions
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Format: VHS, 1hr 25min |
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Credits
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| Screenwriter: |
Dan Totheroh |
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Professional Reviews
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(02/13/1992, p.13D, Mike Clark): "...It still has Joseph August's shadowy photography, Bernard Herrmann's Oscar-winning score and Stephen Vincent Benet's yarn....A masterwork..." |
| More Information |
| Details: |
William Dieterle adapts Stephen Vincent Benet's transformation of the Faust legend from the tale of an aging genius to that of struggling New Hampshire farmer Jabez Stone, played by James Craig. When Stone absently exclaims that he would sell his soul for a little money and a decent crop, up pops the Mephistophelean Mr. Scratch (Walter Huston). Thinking the whole thing a joke, Stone takes Scratch up on his offer of seven years of prosperity in return for his soul. As Stone's fortunes change and his coffers swell, so does his character. He mutates into a hard, avaricious tyrant, nearly enslaving as tenant famers the neigbors who had been his friends. Ignoring his kind and patient wife, Mary (Anne Shirley), he takes a mistress, Belle (Simone Simon), builds her a mansion, and even allows her to raise his son. When Scratch comes to collect his debt, the terrified Stone realizes his error and begs legendary New Hampshire lawyer and politician Daniel Webster (Edward Arnold) for help. THE DEVIL AND DANIEL WEBST... |
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