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All That Money Can Buy (1941)

Directed by William Dieterle

Drama | Fantasy

Overview

Farmer Jabez Stone, about to lose his land, agrees to sell his soul to the devil, known as Mr. Scratch, who gives Jabez seven years to enjoy the fruits of his sale before he collects. Over that time, Jabez pays off his debts and helps many neighboring farmers, then becomes an advocate for the upstanding Sen. Daniel Webster. When Jabez’s contract with Mr. Scratch concludes, he desperately turns to Webster to represent him in a trial for his soul.

Rated NR | Length 107 minutes

Actors

Edward Arnold | Walter Huston | Jane Darwell | Simone Simon | Gene Lockhart | John Qualen | H.B. Warner | Frank Conlan | Lindy Wade | George Cleveland | Anne Shirley | James Craig | Frank Austin | Walter Baldwin | Eddie Borden | Hazel Boyne | Sonny Bupp | Bob Burns | Horace B. Carpenter | Tex Cooper | Jeff Corey | Alec Craig | Russell Custer | Joan Delmer | Eddie Dew | Patricia Doyle | Robert Dudley | Charles Herzinger | George Huggins | Harry Humphrey | Payne B. Johnson | Al Kunde | Robert Milasch | Robert Pittard | June Preston | Robert Robinson | Sherman Sanders | Allen D. Sewall | Carl Stockdale | Robert Strange | Jim Toney

Viewing History (seen 1 time)

Date ViewedDeviceFormatSourceRating
11/28/2017TVDVDLibrary7.5 stars
 

Viewing Notes

Another 1941 film. Neat to finally see this decades after reading the story in literature class. Would’ve been nice to view this back then (I believe we did watch Great Expectations after reading that book).

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