The Devil and Daniel Webster (1941) |
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Other InformationPlot SummaryA 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. Based on the short story by Stephen Vincent Benet. Also know... (www.imdb.com/title/tt0033532/plotsummary) TaglineA GREAT MOTION PICTURE DARES TO BE DIFFERENT! (original print media ad - all caps) STEPHEN VINCENT BENET`S Amazing Saturday Evening Post Story |
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Trivia and QuotesTrivia Thomas Mitchell was originally cast as Daniel Webster. While filming a carriage ride scene with young actor Lindy Wade, Mitchell lost control of the horses and was thrown from the carriage. He suffered a fractured skull and was in the hospital for 17 weeks, but made a full recovery. Director William Dieterle recast Edward Arnold in the role with one day`s notice. All of Mitchell`s scenes as Daniel Webster had to then be re-shot with Arnold. Bernard Herrmann`s Oscar-winning musical score included recordings of the humming of telephone wires (heard when Mr. Scratch first appears to Jabez Stone in his barn), and four violin solos of Pop Goes The Weasel, recorded separately and laid over each other on the soundtrack to form a single violin solo (heard when Mr. Scratch plays his fiddle at Jabez Stone`s barn dance). The movie was officially nominated for Oscars under the title All That Money Can Buy. Other titles used for the film included, Mr. Scratch, Here is a Man, or Daniel and the Devil. The reason for the many different titles was so that the film would play in the American South, which was extremely socially conservative and ultra-religious. Films with the word devil in the title did not do well. Mainly, however, the name was changed so as not to be confused with The Devil and Miss Jones (1941) which was also released in 1941 and nominated for Oscars. The blizzard consisted of 1200 lbs. of shredded white onions, 2500 lbs. of mothballs and a large amount of uncooked tapioca. The stage version opened at the Martin Beck Theater on May 18, 1939 and ran for six performances. Prints that have been made under the title "The Devil and Daniel Webster" also say "Originally released as `All That Money Can Buy` ", indicating that this was the film`s original title. The character Judge John Hathorne was one of the judges at the Salem Witch Trials in 1692. He was also the only one that never apologized to the victim`s families. His descendant, Nathaniel Hawthorne, changed the spelling of his surname in order to appear not so closely related to such an infamous ancestor. | ||
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