Drama Fantasy
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.
Directed by
William Dieterle
Gene Lockhart
Squire Slossum
Walter Baldwin
Hank (uncredited)
Edward Arnold
Daniel Webster
John Qualen
Miser Stevens
Alec Craig
Eli Higgins (uncredited)
Tex Cooper
Townsman (uncredited)
Bob Burns
Townsman (uncredited)
Robert Milasch
Big Harp (uncredited)
Anne Shirley
Mary Stone
Walter Huston
Mr. Scratch
Jim Toney
Farmer (uncredited)
George Cleveland
Cy Bibber
Harry Humphrey
Reverend (uncredited)
Simone Simon
Belle
Sonny Bupp
Martin Van Buren Aldrich (uncredited)
Robert Strange
Court Clerk (uncredited)
Eddie Dew
Farmer (uncredited)
Jeff Corey
Tom Sharp (uncredited)
James Craig
Jabez Stone
Carl Stockdale
Van Brooks (uncredited)
H.B. Warner
Justice Hawthorne
Frank Austin
Spectator (uncredited)
Horace B. Carpenter
Jabez Stone's Party Guest (uncredited)
Lindy Wade
Daniel Stone
Jane Darwell
Ma Stone
Eddie Borden
Poker Player (uncredited)
Charles Herzinger
Old Farmhand (uncredited)
Robert Dudley
Lem (uncredited)
Frank Conlan
Sheriff
Hazel Boyne
Woman (uncredited)
Russell Custer
Townsman (uncredited)
Joan Delmer
Young Girl (uncredited)
George Huggins
Townsman (uncredited)
Payne B. Johnson
Boy (uncredited)
Al Kunde
Townsman (uncredited)
Robert Pittard
Clerk (uncredited)
June Preston
Little Blonde Girl (uncredited)
Robert Robinson
Townsman (uncredited)
Sherman Sanders
Caller (uncredited)
Allen D. Sewall
Townsman (uncredited)

Your rating