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William Dieterle. All That Money Can Buy (a.k.a. The Devil and Daniel Webster) Jabez Stone is a hardworking farmer trying to make an honest living, but a streak of bad luck tempts him to do the unthinkable: bargain with the devil himself. In exchange for seven years of good fortune, Stone promises “Mr. Scratch” his soul.
Rate. In 1918, U.S. Navy Lt. Tommy Knowlton participates in dangerous submarine missions, disobeys orders, gets court-martialed and romances a married woman who happens to be his C.O.'s daughter. Director: Jack Conway | Stars: Robert Montgomery, Walter Huston, Madge Evans, Jimmy Durante. Votes: 546.
Critics reviews. After a streak of bad luck tempts a hard-working farmer to bargain with the Devil, he enlists the aid of the legendary orator and politician Daniel Webster. William Dieterle’s stylish film features an unforgettable score by Bernard Herrmann and a truly diabolical performance from Walter Huston.
John Huston ( Nevada, Misuri, 5 de agosto de 1906- Middletown, Rhode Island, 28 de agosto de 1987) fue un director, guionista y actor de cine estadounidense naturalizado irlandés. Como director, realizó treinta y siete largometrajes, escribiendo la mayoría de los guiones de estos. De su filmografía destacan clásicos como El halcón maltés ...
John Huston. Actor: The Treasure of the Sierra Madre. An eccentric rebel of epic proportions, this Hollywood titan reigned supreme as director, screenwriter and character actor in a career that endured over five decades. The ten-time Oscar-nominated legend was born John Marcellus Huston in Nevada, Missouri, on August 5, 1906. His ancestry was English, Scottish, Scots-Irish, distant German and ...
Le trésor de la Sierra Madre est un flamboyant joyau en noir et blanc ! Critique : Après le coup de maître que fut Le faucon maltais (1941) et une série de films de propagande réalisés durant la Seconde Guerre mondiale, le cinéaste John Huston, s’entiche du roman de B. Traven contant les aventures d’un groupe d’hommes qui ...
On 18 Apr 1949, Lux Radio Theatre broadcast a version of the film starring Humphrey Bogart and Walter Huston. The story aired again on 15 Feb 1955. The Treasure of the Sierra Madre was ranked 38th on AFI's 2007 100 Years…100 Movies--10th Anniversary Edition list of the greatest American films, moving down from the 30th position it held on AFI's 1997 list.
