The Devil and Daniel Webster / 
Container title:  William Dieterle's The Devil & Daniel Webster Originally released under the title:  All that money can buy  Daniel and the devil 

, United States 
 - 1 videodisc (106 min.) :  sound, black and white ;  4 3/4 in. 
 - Criterion collection ;  214 .
 - Criterion collection ;  214. .
<br/><br/> Based on the short story by Stephen Vincent Benét.  Originally released as a motion picture in 1941 under title All that money can buy; re-released later that year as The Devil and Daniel Webster; re-issued in 1952 in a shortened version as Daniel and the Devil.  Special features: audio commentary by film historian Bruce Eder and Bernard Herrmann biographer Stephen C. Smith; a reading of Benét's original short story by actor/director Alec Baldwin; comparison with an earlier preview version titled "Here is a man"; the Columbia Workshop's radio dramatization of the "Devil and Daniel Webster" and "The sea serpent"; the music of the film in an interactive essay by Christopher Husted; behind-the-scenes photos; essays by Tom Piazza and Benét. 
<br/><br/>"It could even happen to you" -- For better or for worse -- Wonderful language -- Seven years -- Mashed potatoes & milk -- Paid in full -- Ten throws -- "Just the beginning" -- Hail & harvest -- Keeping him warm -- Higher stakes -- No respect -- A changed man -- Constitution & Bill of Rights -- "Quite a success" -- The contract -- "To save a New Hampshire man" -- American judge, American jury -- "Here is this man" -- And he hasn't been seen. 
<br/><br/> Educational and home use only. 
<br/><br/>Music, Bernard Herrmann ; director of photography, Joseph August ; editor, Robert Wise.  Music, Bernard Herrmann ; director of photography, Joseph August ; editor, Robert Wise. 
<br/><br/>Walter Huston, Edward Arnold, Jane Darwell, Simone Simon, James Craig, Anne Shirley, John Qualen, Jeff Corey, Gene Lockhart, Lindy Wade. 
<br/><br/> "Jabez Stone is a hard-working 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. Directed with stylish flair by William Dieterle, The Devil and Daniel Webster brings the classic short story by Stephen Vincent Benet to life with inspired visuals, an unforgettable Oscar-winning score by Bernard Herrmann, and a truly diabolical performance from Walter Huston as the devil"--Container.  Having promised his soul to the Devil in exchange for good fortune, Jabez Stone asks the talented lawyer Daniel Webster to get him out of the bargain. 
<br/><br/><br/>DVD; NTSC, Dolby digital mono.; RSDL dual-layer. 
<br/><br/><br/>Includes English captions for the hearing impaired. 
<br/><br/> Academy Award for Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic Picture (Bernard Herrmann) 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0780027000 9780780027008 
<br/><br/><label>Standard No.: </label>037429149324 037429181423 00037429181423  gtin-14 0037429149324 
<br/><br/><label>Publisher. No.: </label>DEV040  Criterion Collection 
<br/><br/><label>Source: </label>DEV040  Criterion Collection 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Webster, Daniel, 1782-1852 --Drama.<br/>Webster, Daniel, 1782-1852. 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Devil--Drama.<br/>Farmers--New England--Drama.<br/>Deals--Drama.<br/>Deals.<br/>Devil.<br/>Farmers.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>New England.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>DVD-Video discs.<br/>Feature films--United States.<br/>Feature films.<br/>Drama.<br/>Feature films.<br/>Feature films.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PN1997  / .D476 2003 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>791.43/72