All that Money Can Buy (1941)
(The Devil and Daniel Webster)
Country: US
Technical: bw 106m
Director: William Dieterle
Cast: Walter Huston, James Craig, Anne Shirley, Edward Arnold
Synopsis:
A New England farmer barters his soul with a Mr Scratch on the expectation of plenty, then regrets his mistake and employs the famous lawyer to extricate him from his contract.
Review:
Stylish transference of the Faust myth to an Americana setting, with Huston making a terrifying yet engaging Scratch, and Bernard Herrmann bagging a second Oscar for his crackling score.
(The Devil and Daniel Webster)
Country: US
Technical: bw 106m
Director: William Dieterle
Cast: Walter Huston, James Craig, Anne Shirley, Edward Arnold
Synopsis:
A New England farmer barters his soul with a Mr Scratch on the expectation of plenty, then regrets his mistake and employs the famous lawyer to extricate him from his contract.
Review:
Stylish transference of the Faust myth to an Americana setting, with Huston making a terrifying yet engaging Scratch, and Bernard Herrmann bagging a second Oscar for his crackling score.
(The Devil and Daniel Webster)
Country: US
Technical: bw 106m
Director: William Dieterle
Cast: Walter Huston, James Craig, Anne Shirley, Edward Arnold
Synopsis:
A New England farmer barters his soul with a Mr Scratch on the expectation of plenty, then regrets his mistake and employs the famous lawyer to extricate him from his contract.
Review:
Stylish transference of the Faust myth to an Americana setting, with Huston making a terrifying yet engaging Scratch, and Bernard Herrmann bagging a second Oscar for his crackling score.