| Description |
1 videodisc (106 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.. |
| Series |
Criterion collection ; 214 |
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Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs) ; 214.
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| System Details |
DVD; fullscreen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby digital mono.; RSDL dual-layer. |
| Cast |
Walter Huston, Edward Arnold, Jane Darwell, Simone Simon, James Craig, Anne Shirley, John Qualen, Jeff Corey, Gene Lockhart, Lindy Wade. |
| Credits |
Music, Bernard Herrmann. |
| Note |
Based on the short story by Stephen Vincent Benét. |
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Originally released as a motion picture in 1941; re-released in 1952 in shortened version as Daniel and the Devil. |
| Summary |
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. |
| Audience |
Not rated. |
| Note |
Special features: Audio commentary by film historian Bruce Eder and Bernard Herrmann biographer Stephen C. Smith; Reading of Stephen Vincent Benét's original short story "The devil and Daniel Webster" by actor/director Alec Baldwin; Comparison with an earlier preview version of the film 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; Gallery of behind-the-scenes photos and promotional materials. |
| Language |
English dialogue with optional English subtitles. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Local Note |
Some of the Simsbury Public Library items are are part of the Hayes Collection. |
| Subject |
Devil -- Drama.
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Legal drama -- New England.
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Farmers -- New England -- Drama.
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Webster, Daniel, 1782-1852 -- Drama.
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| Genre/Form |
Feature films.
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| Added Author |
Dieterle, William, 1893-1972.
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Totheroh, Dan.
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Arnold, Edward, 1890-1956.
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Huston, Walter, 1884-1950.
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Craig, James, 1912-1985.
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Shirley, Anne, 1918-1993.
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Simon, Simone.
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Darwell, Jane, 1880-1967.
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Qualen, John, 1899-1987.
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Corey, Jeff, 1914-2002.
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Lockhart, Gene, 1891-1957.
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Wade, Lindy.
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Herrmann, Bernard, 1911-1975.
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Benét, Stephen Vincent, 1898-1943.
Devil and Daniel Webster.
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RKO Radio Pictures.
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Criterion Collection (Firm)
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| Note |
Container title: William Dieterle's The Devil & Daniel Webster |
| Added Title |
Daniel and the Devil.
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| ISBN |
0780027000 |
| Standard No. |
037429149324 |
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037429181423 |
| Music No. |
DEV040 Criterion Collection |
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