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Overview

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Director:
William Dieterle
Writers:
Stephen Vincent Benet (story)
Dan Totheroh (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
29 October 1941 (USA) more
Tagline:
A GREAT MOTION PICTURE DARES TO BE DIFFERENT! (original print media ad - all caps) more
Plot:
A down-on-his-luck farmer makes a deal with the devil for seven years of prosperity. When Mr. Scratch comes to collect... more | add synopsis
Awards:
Won Oscar. Another 1 nomination more
NewsDesk:
Hopkins To Take On The Devil
 (From WENN. 5 October 2000)

User Comments:
Great Film, Craig Deserves Credit! more
US TV Schedule:
Wed. July 159:15 AMTCM   

Cast

  (Complete credited cast)
Edward Arnold ... Daniel Webster

Walter Huston ... Mr. Scratch
Jane Darwell ... Ma Stone
Simone Simon ... Belle

Gene Lockhart ... Squire Slossum
John Qualen ... Miser Stevens
H.B. Warner ... Justice John Hathorne
Frank Conlan ... Sheriff
Lindy Wade ... Daniel Stone
George Cleveland ... Cy Bibber
Anne Shirley ... Mary Stone
James Craig ... Jabez Stone
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
William Alland ... Guide (scenes deleted)
Sarah Edwards ... Lucy Slossum (scenes deleted)
Fern Emmett ... Wife (scenes deleted)
Jim Farley ... Studio Gateman (scenes deleted)
Robert Emmett Keane ... Husband (scenes deleted)
Anita Lee ... Infant

Robert Pittard ... Clerk (as Bob Pittard)
Ferris Taylor ... President (scenes deleted)
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
The Devil and Daniel Webster (International: English title) (USA) (reissue title)
Daniel and the Devil (USA) (reissue title)
Here Is a Man (USA) (trailer title)
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Runtime:
107 min | USA:85 min (cut version)
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA Sound System)
Certification:
USA:Approved (PCA #7238) | Sweden:15

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Trivia:
The character Judge John Hathorne was one of the judges at the Salem Witch Trials in 1692. He was also the only one that never apologized to the victim's families. His descendant, Nathaniel Hawthorne, changed the spelling of his surname in order to appear not so closely related to such an infamous ancestor. more
Goofs:
Continuity: Shortly after filming had begun, Thomas Mitchell fractured his skull and was replaced by 'Edward Arnold'. Not many scenes had been shot, none were re-shot, so Mitchell is still visible in some scenes. more
Quotes:
Mr. Scratch: [Jabez, after noticing that one of Mr. Scratch's victims is now the size of a fly, asks him how big their souls are] Oh, I see what you mean; why, they vary... Now, in your case, I could probably keep you in my vest pocket. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Damn Yankees! (1958) more

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17 out of 19 people found the following comment useful:-
Great Film, Craig Deserves Credit!, 19 August 2004
Author: eddyskiva from Las Vegas

One of the best films of the 1940's. All the praise about Huston, Arnold, Herrmann's score, etc... is richly deserved... but I'd like to finally get it out there... that the STAR of the movie... the character that this film is about... is Jabez Stone... played by James Craig. He is a long forgotten actor now, but his performance is the center of the film. Why Huston and Arnold were and are still claimed as the main stars... is really beyond me....they are clearly there as Supporting Actors to the Main Character... Jabez. Had a 'major' actor in 1941 been cast.. .a Gary Cooper or Henry Fonda... they would have had top billing, and possibly nominated for the Oscar. Craig does an incredible job with this... parts of his performance toward the later half of the film.... are similar to the (still to come) work of James Stewart in It's a Wonderful Life.... when both characters are desperate, caught in a nightmarish web... running from the house looking for 'Mary'. Huston deserved his nomination, but it is without a doubt a supporting role, as is Arnold's. Jabez Stone is the central character, and Craig's multi-faceted performance should have been Oscar nommed... I love the moment when, having heard his wife is pregnant... he stares out the window hypnotically, and says almost to himself... "a son, an heir, money"... a marvelous glimpse of the corruption building within... a marvelous underrated performance.

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