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