All That Money Can Buy (1941)
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.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 7.965 |
Directed By
William Dieterle
Crew
Dan Totheroh
William Dieterle
William Dieterle
Joseph H. August
Stephen Vincent Benet
Alfred Herman
Bernard Herrmann
Edward Stevenson
Darrell Silvera
W. Argyle Nelson
Robert Wise
Van Nest Polglase
James G. Stewart
Bernard Herrmann
Louis Kaufman
Hugh McDowell Jr.
Vernon L. Walker
Peter Berneis
TOP CAST
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)
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