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

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