The Devil and Daniel Webster
(DVD)
Contributors
Dieterle, William, 1893-1972 producer,
Benét, Stephen Vincent, 1898-1943 author of screenplay.
Totheroh, Dan, author of screenplay.
Arnold, Edward, 1890-1956 actor.
Huston, Walter, 1884-1950, actor.
Benét, Stephen Vincent, 1898-1943 author of screenplay.
Totheroh, Dan, author of screenplay.
Arnold, Edward, 1890-1956 actor.
Huston, Walter, 1884-1950, actor.
Published
[United States] : Criterion Collection, [2003].
ISBN
0780027000, 9780780027008
Status
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Copies
Location | Call Number | Status |
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Downers Grove Public Library - 2nd Floor - Adult | DVD DEVIL | On Shelf |
Forest Park Public Library - Stacks | DVD DEVIL | On Shelf |
Frankfort Public Library District - Stacks | DVD DEV | Checked out |
Hinsdale Public Library - Stacks | DVD DEVIL | On Shelf |
Indian Prairie Public Library District - 1st Floor | DVD DRAMA DEVIL | Being transferred between libraries |
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Published
[United States] : Criterion Collection, [2003].
Format
DVD
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (106 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
ISBN
0780027000, 9780780027008
UPC
037429149324, 037429181423
Notes
General Note
Based on the short story by Stephen Vincent Benét.
General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 1941 under title All that money can buy; re-released later that year as The Devil and Daniel Webster; re-issued in 1952 in a shortened version as Daniel and the Devil.
General Note
Special features: audio commentary by film historian Bruce Eder and Bernard Herrmann biographer Stephen C. Smith; a reading of Benét's original short story by actor/director Alec Baldwin; comparison with an earlier preview version titled "Here is a man"; the Columbia Workshop's radio dramatization of the "Devil and Daniel Webster" and "The sea serpent"; the music of the film in an interactive essay by Christopher Husted; behind-the-scenes photos; essays by Tom Piazza and Benét.
Creation/Production Credits
Music, Bernard Herrmann ; director of photography, Joseph August ; editor, Robert Wise.
Participants/Performers
Walter Huston, Edward Arnold, Jane Darwell, Simone Simon, James Craig, Anne Shirley, John Qualen, Jeff Corey, Gene Lockhart, Lindy Wade.
Description
Having promised his soul to the Devil in exchange for good fortune, Jabez Stone asks the talented lawyer Daniel Webster to get him out of the bargain.
System Details
DVD; Dolby digital mono.; RSDL dual-layer.
Language
Includes English captions for the hearing impaired.
Local note
DVD
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Dieterle, W., Benét, S. V., Totheroh, D., Arnold, E., Huston, W., Craig, J., Shirley, A., Simon, S., Darwell, J., Qualen, J., Corey, J., Lockhart, G., Wade, L., Herrmann, B., & Benét, S. V. (2003). The Devil and Daniel Webster . Criterion Collection.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)William Dieterle et al.. 2003. The Devil and Daniel Webster. Criterion Collection.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)William Dieterle et al.. The Devil and Daniel Webster Criterion Collection, 2003.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Dieterle, William, et al. The Devil and Daniel Webster Criterion Collection, 2003.
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