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2009

, All That Money Can Buy, Anne Shirley, Bernard Herrmann, Dan Totheroh, Drama, DVD, Edward Arnold, Edward Stevenson, English, Eureka, Faust, Frank Conlan, Gene Lockhart, George Cleveland, H.B. Warner, Here Is A Man, James Craig, Jane Darwell, John Qualen, Joseph H. August, Lindy Wade, Masters of Cinema, Region 2, Robert Wise, Simone Simon, Stephen Vincent Benet, The Devil and Daniel Webster, U, Walter Huston, William Dieterle

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A morality tale for the ages, émigré Hollywood director William Dieterle's The Devil and Daniel Webster (aka All That Money Can Buy) combines European expressionism with quintessential Americana. Based on a short story by celebrated author Stephen Vincent Benét, it offers a study in life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, in which patriotism is cast in dramatic conflict with servitude to greed and materialism.

Echoing the German legend of Faust, down-on-his-luck farmer Jabez Stone (James Craig) makes an existential pact with the devil – seven years of prosperity in return for his soul. When the devil incarnate Mr. Scratch (Walter Huston) comes a-calling, Stone begins to have second thoughts, enlisting famed orator and folk hero Daniel Webster (Edward Arnold) to fight what becomes, for each of them, a case of life and death.

Special Features:
• The director's cut (the film was severely shorn after its original release)
• Optimal digital transfer with restored image and sound
• Subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
• Here Is A Man comparison
• A lavish 60-page booklet with archival publicity stills; an essay by professor Tony Williams; an article by director William Dieterle; and a celebration of the film by author Stephen Vincent Benét, whose "The Devil and Daniel Webster" short story is reprinted in its entirety

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