The Devil and Daniel Webster

"The Devil and Daniel Webster" is a short story by Steven Vincent Benét.

The Movies

A film of the same title (also called All That Money Can Buy, A Certain Mr. Scratch, Daniel and the Devil and Here Is a Man) was made in 1941 and an as yet unreleased one in 2002. The 1941 film stars Edward Arnold, Walter Huston, Jane Darwell, Simone Simon, Gene Lockhart and Anne Shirley, and adapted by Benét and Dan Totheroh from Benét's short story. It was directed by William Dieterle. It won the Academy Award for Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic Picture and was nominated for Best Actor in a Leading Role (Walter Huston). When filming first began, Thomas Mitchell had the role of Daniel Webster, but he broke his leg and had to be replaced by Edward Arnold. Mitchell can still be seen in some scenes.

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1941 - 2002 - Edward Arnold - Walter Huston - Jane Darwell - Simone Simon - Gene Lockhart - Anne Shirley - Dan Totheroh - William Dieterle - Academy Award - Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic Picture - Best Actor in a Leading Role - Thomas Mitchell

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The 2002 version was directed by Alec Baldwin and starred Anthony Hopkins and Jennifer Love Hewitt, the latter as the Devil, and due to financing difficulties has remained unfinished for some time with a release potentially set within 2005.

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Alec Baldwin - Anthony Hopkins - Jennifer Love Hewitt

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