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All That Money Can Buy (a.k.a. The Devil and Daniel Webster)
Edition no. 214
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Directed by: William Dieterle
Featuring: Edward Arnold, Walter Huston, Jane Darwell, Simone Simon, Gene Lockhart, John Qualen, Anne Shirley, James Craig
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. 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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Technical Specifications
Format:
Blu-ray
Disc:
BD-50 (1 Disc)
Total: 1 Disc
Regions:
A (Blu-ray)
Aspect Ratio:
1.37:1
Audio Options:
English PCM Mono 1.0
Resolution:
1080p/24
Subtitles:
English
Supplements
Types of Supplements Included: Audio Commentary, Audio Recording, Video Presentation, Radio Program, Insert, Restoration Demonstration, Featurette, Theatrical Trailer
- 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
- An essay by author Tom Piazza and a 1941 article by Stephen Vincent Benét
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Restoration Information
The Devil and Daniel Webster
Restoration by:
The Film Foundation
UCLA Film & Television Archive
Year: 2022
Scanned at: 4K Digital
Restored at: 4K Digital
Sources:
35mm Nitrate duplicate negative
35mm Nitrate original camera negative
Release Notes on Restoration
This 4K restoration of All That Money Can Buy was undertaken by the UCLA Film & Television Archive and The Film Foundation, in collaboration with Janus Films. The Museum of Modern Art, and the Library of Congress. Funding for the restoration was provided by the Hobson/Lucas Family Foundation.
This new digital master was created from the 35 mm nitrate original camera negative and a German 35 mm nitrate duplicate picture negative, scanned in 4K resolution. The original monaural soundtrack was remastered from a 35 mm track print of the 1943 rerelease version of the film (known as The Devil and Daniel Webster) and a German 35 nitrate track negative of the 1941 preview version (Here Is a Man).
This new digital master was created from the 35 mm nitrate original camera negative and a German 35 mm nitrate duplicate picture negative, scanned in 4K resolution. The original monaural soundtrack was remastered from a 35 mm track print of the 1943 rerelease version of the film (known as The Devil and Daniel Webster) and a German 35 nitrate track negative of the 1941 preview version (Here Is a Man).