Import zonder Nederlandstalige ondertiteling. William Dieterle directs this
drama based on the short story by Stephen Vincent Benét. In the farmlands of New Hampshire in 1840, struggling farmer Jabez Stone (
James Craig) cries out in exasperation that he would sell his soul for some money and a decent crop. To his amazement, Mr.
Scratch (Walter Huston) appears and offers
seven years of prosperity in exchange for his soul. Believing it to be a joke, Jabez accepts willingly and riches soon come his way. However, when Mr.
Scratch returns to collect his debt, Jabez has to call on well-known orator Daniel Webster (Edward Arnold) to lead the fight to save his soul.
