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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.
Keywords
pact with the devil
devil
farmer
Casts
Edward Arnold
Daniel Webster
Walter Huston
Mr. Scratch
Jane Darwell
Ma Stone
Simone Simon
Belle
Gene Lockhart
Squire Slossum
John Qualen
Miser Stevens
H.B. Warner
Justice Hawthorne
Frank Conlan
Sheriff
Lindy Wade
Daniel Stone
George Cleveland
Cy Bibber
Anne Shirley
Mary Stone
James Craig
Jabez Stone
Frank Austin
Spectator (uncredited)
Walter Baldwin
Hank (uncredited)
Eddie Borden
Poker Player (uncredited)
Hazel Boyne
Woman (uncredited)
Sonny Bupp
Martin Van Buren Aldrich (uncredited)
Bob Burns
Townsman (uncredited)
Horace B. Carpenter
Jabez Stone's Party Guest (uncredited)
Tex Cooper
Townsman (uncredited)
Jeff Corey
Tom Sharp (uncredited)
Alec Craig
Eli Higgins (uncredited)
Russell Custer
Townsman (uncredited)
Joan Delmer
Young Girl (uncredited)
Eddie Dew
Farmer (uncredited)
Robert Dudley
Lem (uncredited)
Charles Herzinger
Old Farmhand (uncredited)
George Huggins
Townsman (uncredited)
Harry Humphrey
Reverend (uncredited)
Payne B. Johnson
Boy (uncredited)
Al Kunde
Townsman (uncredited)
Robert Milasch
Big Harp (uncredited)
Robert Pittard
Clerk (uncredited)
June Preston
Little Blonde Girl (uncredited)
Robert Robinson
Townsman (uncredited)
Sherman Sanders
Caller (uncredited)
Allen D. Sewall
Townsman (uncredited)
Carl Stockdale
Van Brooks (uncredited)
Robert Strange
Court Clerk (uncredited)
Jim Toney
Farmer (uncredited)
Crews
William Dieterle
Director
Stephen Vincent Benet
Screenplay
Dan Totheroh
Screenplay
William Dieterle
Producer
Joseph H. August
Director of Photography
Bernard Herrmann
Original Music Composer
Alfred Herman
Other
Edward Stevenson
Costume Design
Darrell Silvera
Set Decoration
Robert Wise
Editor
Van Nest Polglase
Art Direction
W. Argyle Nelson
Assistant Director
Peter Berneis
Dialogue
Bernard Herrmann
Conductor
Vernon L. Walker
Special Effects
Louis Kaufman
Musician
James G. Stewart
Sound
Hugh McDowell Jr.
Sound
Backdrops & Posters
