All That Money Can Buy aka The Devil and Daniel Webster (#214)

Jabez Stone is a hardworking farmer trying to make an honest living, but a streak of bad luck tempts him to do the unthinkable: bargain with the devil himself. In exchange for seven years of good fortune, Stone promises Mr. Scratch his soul. But when the troubled farmer begins to realize the error of his choice, he enlists the aid of the one man who might save him: the legendary orator and politician Daniel Webster. Directed with stylish flair by William Dieterle,All That Money Can Buybrings the classic short story by Stephen Vincent Benet to life with inspired visuals, an unforgettable, Oscar-winning score by Bernard Herrmann, and a truly diabolical performance from Walter Huston as the devil.

BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES

• New 4K digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack
• Audio commentary by film historian Bruce Eder and Steven C. Smith, biographer of composer Bernard Herrmann
• New restoration demonstration
• Reading by actor Alec Baldwin of the short story by Stephen Vincent Bent on which the film is based
• Episode of the Criterion Channel series Observations on Film Art about the films editing
• Comparison of the differences between the July 1941 preview version of the film,Here Is a Man,and the films 1943 rerelease asThe Devil and Daniel Webster
• The Columbia Workshops radio adaptations of Benets short stories The Devil and Daniel Webster and Daniel Webster and the Sea Serpent, both featuring music by Herrmann
• Trailer
• English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
• PLUS: An essay by author Tom Piazza and a 1941 article by Benet