William Dieterle's The devil & Daniel Webster - Herrmann, Bernard 1911-1975 (<<The>> Criterion Coll., 2003)
Based on the short story by Stephen Vincent Benét. - 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.
1.33:1 aspect ratio - New high-definition digital transfer, with restored image and sound
Orig.: USA 1941
Enth. audio commentary by film historian Bruce Eder and Bernard Herrmann biographer Stephen C. Smith ; 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
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