All That Money Can Buy (Aka The Devil and Daniel Webster) - Criterion Collection Blu-Ray

Jabez Stone is a hard-working farmer who tries to earn his living in an honest way, but a series of unfortunate events leads him to do the unthinkable: make a deal with the devil himself. In exchange for seven years of happiness, Stone promises "Mr. Scratch" his soul. But when the troubled farmer begins to realize that his choice was wrong, he enlists the help of the only man who can save him: the legendary orator and politician Daniel Webster. Directed with stylish flair by William Dieterle, All That Money Can Buy brings Stephen Vincent Benét's classic novella to life with inspired imagery, an unforgettable, Oscar-winning film score by Bernard Herrmann, and a truly devilish performance by Walter Huston as the devil.

BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS

New 4K digital restoration, with uncompressed mono audio track

Audio commentary by film historian Bruce Eder and Steven C. Smith, composer Bernard Herrmann's biography

New demonstration of the restoration

Reading by actor Alec Baldwin of the short story by Stephen Vincent Benét on which the film is based

Episodes of the Criterion Channel series Observations on Film Art about the editing of the film

Comparison of the differences between the preliminary version of the film from July 1941, Here Is a Man, and the film's re-release in 1943 as The Devil and Daniel Webster. Columbia Workshops radio adaptations of Benét's short stories "The Devil and Daniel Webster" and "Daniel Webster and the Sea Serpent," both with music by Herrmann. Trailer. English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing. PLUS: An essay by author Tom Piazza and an article by Benét from 1941

Illustration by Thomas Ott