All That Money Can Buy (1941)
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- Passed
- 1h 47min
- Drama, Fantasy
- 17 Oct 1941 (USA)
- Movie
A nineteenth-century New Hampshire farmer makes a pact with Satan for economic success, then enlists famed orator Daniel Webster to extract him from his contract.
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Awards:
- Won 1 Oscar. Another 1 win & 1 nomination.
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Cast verified as complete
Edward Arnold | ... |
Daniel Webster
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Walter Huston | ... |
Mr. Scratch
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Jane Darwell | ... |
Ma Stone
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Simone Simon | ... |
Belle
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Gene Lockhart | ... |
Squire Slossum
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John Qualen | ... |
Miser Stevens
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H.B. Warner | ... |
Justice Hawthorne
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Frank Conlan | ... |
Sheriff
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Lindy Wade | ... |
Daniel Stone
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George Cleveland | ... |
Cy Bibber
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Anne Shirley | ... |
Mary Stone
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James Craig | ... |
Jabez Stone
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Frank Austin | ... |
Spectator (uncredited)
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Walter Baldwin | ... |
Hank (uncredited)
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Eddie Borden | ... |
Poker Player (uncredited)
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Hazel Boyne | ... |
Woman (uncredited)
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Sonny Bupp | ... |
Martin Van Buren Aldrich (uncredited)
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Bob Burns | ... |
Townsman (uncredited)
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Horace B. Carpenter | ... |
Jabez Stone's Guest at Party (uncredited)
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Tex Cooper | ... |
Townsman (uncredited)
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Jeff Corey | ... |
Tom Sharp (uncredited)
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Alec Craig | ... |
Eli Higgins (uncredited)
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Russell Custer | ... |
Townsman (uncredited)
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Joan Delmer | ... |
Young Girl (uncredited)
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Eddie Dew | ... |
Farmer (uncredited)
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Patricia Doyle | ... |
Servant (uncredited)
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Robert Dudley | ... |
Lem (uncredited)
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Charles Herzinger | ... |
Old Farmhand (uncredited)
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Harry Hood | ... |
Tailor (uncredited)
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George Huggins | ... |
Townsman (uncredited)
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Harry Humphrey | ... |
Reverend (uncredited)
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Payne B. Johnson | ... |
Boy (uncredited)
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Al Kunde | ... |
Townsman (uncredited)
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Anita Lee | ... |
Infant (uncredited)
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Robert Milasch | ... |
Big Harp (uncredited)
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Thomas Mitchell | ... |
Daniel Webster in some long shots (uncredited)
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Robert Pittard | ... |
Clerk (uncredited)
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June Preston | ... |
Little Blonde Girl (uncredited)
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Stewart Richards | ... |
Doctor (uncredited)
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Robert Robinson | ... |
Townsman (uncredited)
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Sherman Sanders | ... |
Caller (uncredited)
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Allen D. Sewall | ... |
Townsman (uncredited)
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Carl Stockdale | ... |
Van Brooks (uncredited)
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Robert Strange | ... |
Court Clerk (uncredited)
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Jim Toney | ... |
Farmer (uncredited)
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Virginia Williams | ... |
Baby (uncredited)
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Directed by
William Dieterle |
Written by
Stephen Vincent Benet | ... | (story "The Devil and Daniel Webster") |
Dan Totheroh | ... | (screen play) and |
Stephen Vincent Benet | ... | (screen play) |
Produced by
William Dieterle | ... | producer |
Charles L. Glett | ... | associate producer |
Music by
Bernard Herrmann |
Cinematography by
Joseph H. August | ... | director of photography (as Joseph August) |
Editing by
Robert Wise |
Art Direction by
Van Nest Polglase |
Set Decoration by
Darrell Silvera | ... | (set decorations) |
Costume Design by
Edward Stevenson | ... | (costumes) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
W. Argyle Nelson | ... | assistant director (as Argyle Nelson) |
Art Department
Alfred Herman | ... | associate art director (as Al Herman) |
Sound Department
Hugh McDowell Jr. | ... | recorded by |
James G. Stewart | ... | recorded by |
Special Effects by
Vernon L. Walker | ... | special effects |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Eugene Joseff | ... | costume jeweller (uncredited) |
Music Department
Bernard Herrmann | ... | conductor / orchestrator (uncredited) |
Louis Kaufman | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
Peter Berneis | ... | dialogue director |
Production Companies
Distributors
- RKO Radio Pictures (1941) (United States) (theatrical) (as An R K O Radio Picture)
- RKO Distributing Corporation of Canada (1941) (Canada) (theatrical) (as RKO Distributing Corporation of Canada, Ltd.)
- Radio Pictures of Panama (1941) (Panama) (theatrical)
- RKO Radio Pictures de México (1941) (Mexico) (theatrical)
- RKO Radio Pictures (1942) (United Kingdom) (theatrical) (as RKO Radio Pictures, Ltd.)
- Astor Pictures Corporation (1952) (United States) (theatrical) (re-release) (re-titled)
- Atlantic Television Corp. (1953) (United States) (tv)
- Embassy Home Entertainment (1987) (United States) (VHS)
- Embassy Home Entertainment (1991) (United States) (video) (laserdisc)
- Nelson Entertainment (1991) (United States) (video) (laserdisc)
- The Criterion Collection (1991) (United States) (video) (laserdisc)
- Splendid Film (2003) (Germany) (DVD)
- The Criterion Collection (2003) (United States) (DVD)
- Janus Films (2004) (World-wide) (DVD)
- The Criterion Collection (2004) (United States) (DVD)
- RKO Radio Pictures (1946) (Germany) (theatrical)
- The Criterion Collection (2024) (United States) (Blu-ray)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) (acknowledgement)
- RCA (sound system)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
A down-on-his-luck farmer makes a deal with the devil for seven years of prosperity. When Mr. Scratch comes to collect, orator and hero of the common man Daniel Webster comes to the rescue.
Written by Little Pine Weasel |
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Taglines | A GREAT MOTION PICTURE DARES TO BE DIFFERENT! (original print media ad - all caps) See more » |
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Did You Know?
Trivia | William Dieterle had a habit of directing with white gloves on. Robert Wise said that everyone thought it was because he had a germ or dirt phobia. During shooting of one scene, Dieterle noticed there wasn't enough mud on a carriage wheel. He pulled off his gloves, grabbed some mud, rubbed it onto the wheel, then wiped his hands on his pants and put the gloves back on to continue directing. See more » |
Goofs | Shortly after filming had begun, Thomas Mitchell fractured his skull and was replaced by Edward Arnold. Not many scenes had been shot, none were reshot, so Mitchell is still visible in some scenes. [Note: entries in the Trivia section indicate that all of Mitchell's scenes were reshot.] See more » |
Movie Connections | Featured in Citizen Kane Is the Best Film of All Time (2012). See more » |
Crazy Credits | For some prints released under the title "The Devil and Daniel Webster", the opening credits start with the phrase "in front of the camera..." followed by a list of names only of the primary cast (no character names) and then the phrase "in back of the camera..." followed by a list of names only of the primary production crew, without their job roles, ending with the phase "all collaborated on the picture...." Then the title card is shown, with a story credit to Stephen Vincent Benet, and the note "this picture was originally shown with the title 'all that money can buy'." The title card is all in lower case. Finally, the opening prologue is shown as noted in another crazy credit item. See more » |
Quotes |
Mr. Scratch:
You shall have your trial, Mr. Webster. But I'm sure you'll agree, this is hardly the case for an ordinary jury. Daniel Webster: Let it be the quick or the dead, so long as it is an American judge and an American jury! Mr. Scratch: 'The quick or the dead!' You have said it. [he stomps on the barn floor; a door opens] Mr. Scratch: You must pardon the leathery toughness of one or two. Jabez Stone: [afraid] Mr. Webster! [a line of ghosts begin entering from the trapdoor] Mr. Scratch: Captain Kidd - he killed men for gold. Simon Girty, the renegade - he burned men for gold. Governor Dale - he broke men on the wheel. Asa, the Black Monk - he choked them to death. Floyd Ireson and Stede Bonnet, the fiendish butchers. Walter Butler, King of the Massacre. Big and Little Harp, robbers and murderers. Teach, the Cutthroat. Morton, the vicious lawyer... and General Benedict Arnold. You remember him, no doubt. Daniel Webster: A jury of the damned... Mr. Scratch: [laughs] Dastards, liars, traitors, knaves. Your suggestion, Mr. Webster - 'the quick or the dead.' Daniel Webster: This is outrageous, I asked for a fair trial... Mr. Scratch: Americans, all. See more » |