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All that money can buy
Title
All that money can buy / written by Dan Totheroh, Stephen Vincent Benet ; produced and directed by William Dieterle.
ISBN
9798886071177
Edition
[Director-approved special edition].
Publication
New York, NY : Criterion Collection, [2024]
Physical Description
1 videodisc (106 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Notes
Originally released as a motion picture in 1941.
Based on the story by Stephen Vincent Benét.
LPCM mono, full screen 1.37:1.
Blu-ray special edition features: New 4k digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundrack; Audio commentary by film historian Bruce Eder and Steven C. Smith; Biographer of composer Bernard Herrmann; New restoration demonstration; Reading by actor Alec Baldwin of the short story by Stephen Vincent Benét on which the film is based; Episode of the Criterion Channel series Observations on Film Art about the film's editing; Comparison of the differences between the July 1941 preview version of the film, Here Is a Man, and the film's 1943 rerelease as The Devil and Daniel Webster; The Columbia Workshop's radio adaptations of Benét's short stories "The Devil and Daniel Webster" and "Daniel Webster and the Sea Serpent," both featuring music by Herrmann; trailer;English subtitles for the eaf and hard of hearing.
In English and Spanish.
Closed-captioned.
Access and use
For private home use only.
Summary
"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. In exchange for seven years of good fortune, Stone promises "Mr. Scratch" his soul. But when the troubled farmer begins to realize the error of his choice, he enlists the aid of the one man who might save him: the legendary orator and politician Daniel Webster"-- Provided by publisher.
Variant and related titles
Devil and Daniel Webster (Motion picture)
Format
Images / Video & Film
Language
English
Added to Catalog
March 22, 2024
Series
The Criterion collection ; 214
Cast
Edward Arnold, Walter Huston, Jane Darwell, Simone Simon, Gene Lockhart.
System details note
This is a Blu-ray disc made for Blu-ray disc players and will not play on standard DVD players.
Audience
MPAA rating: Not rated.
Videorecording number
CC3532BD Criterion Collection
Subjects
Genre/Form
Fantasy films.
Film adaptations.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Films fantastiques.
Adaptations cinématographiques.
Films de fiction.
Vidéos pour personnes handicapées auditives.
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