All that money can buy
Blu-ray - 2024
Jabez Stone is a hardworking farmer trying to make an honest living, but a streak of bad luck tempts him to do the unthinkable: bargain with the devil himself. Stone promises "Mr. Scratch" his soul in exchange for seven years of good fortune. But when the troubled farmer realizes the error of his choice, he enlists the aid of the one man who might save him: the legendary orator and politician Daniel Webster. Directed with stylish flair by William Dieterle, All that money can buy brings the classic short story by Stephen Vincent Benét to life with inspired visuals, an unforgettable, Oscar-winning score by Bernard Herrmann, and a truly diabolical performance from Walter Huston as the devil.
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- Paranormal films
Fantasy films
Film adaptations
Feature films
Fiction films
Video recordings for the hearing impaired - Published
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[Irvington, NY] :
The Criterion Collection
[2024]
- Language
- English
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- Item Description
- Originally released as a motion picture in 1941.
Based on the story The devil and Daniel Webster by Stephen Vincent Benét.
Originally released as The devil and Daniel Webster in 1941, the film's title was changed to All that money can buy to avoid confusion with another film released by RKO that year, but later had the title restored on some prints. It has also been released under the titles Mr. Scratch, Daniel and the Devil and Here Is a man.
Restored by UCLA Film & Television Archive and the Film Foundation.
Special features: audio commentary by film historian Bruce Eder and Steven C. Smith (updated in 2003); Version comparison between the preview version from 1941, known as Here is a man, and the film All that money can buy; The devil and Daniel Webster (2003 reading of Stephen Vincent Benét's short story by actor Alec Baldwin); episode of the Criterion Channel series Observations on film art about the film's editing, featuring film scholar Jeff Smith; The Columbia Workshop (radio play performances of 2 short stories written by Benét about Daniel Webster: The deveil and Danilw Ebster, and Daniel Webster and the sea serpent; with music by Bernard Herrmann); new restoration demonstration; trailer. - Physical Description
- 1 videodisc (106 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in
- Format
- Blu-ray; region A; LPCM 1.0; requires Blu-ray player.
- Production Credits
- Music, Bernard Herrmann ; director of photography, Joseph August ; editor, Robert Wise.
- ISBN
- 9798886071177
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