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A Movie A Day: THE DEVIL & DANIEL WEBSTER (1941)
Gentlemen of the jury, don’t let this country go to the devil.

and now back to the movie in question by palimpsest	Aug 29th, 2008 02:57:26 AM
which is brilliant. Not seen it for years, so will go back to it. Thanks, Quint, and keep the column up (if you know what I mean)...
yay by ranma627	Aug 29th, 2008 03:44:39 AM
Obama better fucking win. And Quint, you really are a fucking beast. I tried to adopt a director a week movie schedule and I only lasted one week. Freaking terrible.
The Short Story by EyeofPolyphemus	Aug 29th, 2008 04:59:53 AM
The thing that always bugged meabout the original short story is we never heard Webster's closing argument that convinces Hell's most ruthless inmates to negate the contract. it was supposed to be left to the imagination since nothing actually said could measure up to what the reader could think up, but i always thought itwas a cop out.
If Obama wins by macheesmo3	Aug 29th, 2008 05:46:08 AM
Some ignorant hillbilly will kill him so your voting for Biden ( I don't endorse such things , it makes us look like primitive dipshits) but I have a feeling that it'll happen and be just some lonely pissed off wannabe klansman
If Obama is scared of O'Reilly, can he be trusted with the White by Rolling_Stone	Aug 29th, 2008 07:24:33 AM
I mean, the guy promises to show up on The Factor then chickens out. How can he be trusted to take on the bad guys in the world if he can't even take on one Irishman?
"White House" that is. by Rolling_Stone	Aug 29th, 2008 07:25:44 AM
I hate a limited subject line.
Yea by TCSailor	Aug 29th, 2008 07:36:39 AM
It is a great movie and the creepy sneaks up on you. I saw it many years ago and thought it was well done.
And great review Quint! by Rolling_Stone	Aug 29th, 2008 07:45:44 AM
I'm pulling that classic out of my collection and watching it again tonite. You reminded me how great it was.
god this film looks good by Mr Gorilla	Aug 29th, 2008 07:49:14 AM
i'm gonna buy it.
Look and the first poster, and tell me the guy by Grammaton Cleric Binks	Aug 29th, 2008 08:03:49 AM
doesn't look like William Shatner.
Next do The Devil & Max Devlin by rev_skarekroe	Aug 29th, 2008 08:07:31 AM
Then do Oh God You Devil.
In 42, Huston played Uncle Sam... by JasonPratt	Aug 29th, 2008 08:34:10 AM
in a post-Harbor film commissioned by the Navy about the attack at Pearl. I kid you not. It's a freaky and yet amazing little piece. Reasonably well balanced, too, all things considered! But the freakiest thing is watching that as a double-feature following Dev&DanWeb. (Fun mind-blowing followup: Clint Eastwood playing Walter Huston filming _The African Queen_ in _White Hunter, Black Heart_.)
The entire Huston family is just too damn talented. by Knuckleduster	Aug 29th, 2008 09:23:36 AM
Good genes, I guess. P.S. JasonPratt, you're referring to John Huston filming The African Queen, right?
Bring on the Lewton horror! by Geekgasm	Aug 29th, 2008 10:27:13 AM
Glad to have an excuse to go back to my own Val Lewton box set.
I prefer The Devil and Daniel Johnston by Little Beavis	Aug 29th, 2008 10:57:53 AM
Hi, how are you?
Good Work, Quint by Lucky13	Aug 29th, 2008 11:48:16 AM
This AMAD column is about the only interesting thing to come out of this site in years.
The Monkees did a version of this by Napoleon Park	Aug 29th, 2008 12:18:20 PM
Peter finds a harp in a pawn shop and will give anything to be able to play it. "Mister Zero" makes that deal and the Monkees become the first Harp band to have a run of smash hits - a brilliant metaphor for their very existence as a TV-made pre-fab pop group. When Mr. Zero tries to claim Peter's soul they challenge him in court and, unable to afford a lawyer, Mike argues the case in a way that brings tears to the Hangin' Judge and the jury of cutthroats, outlaws and pirates. Not classic literature or art or anything, but a darn good episode of The Monkees if you like that sort of thing.
scratch the itch by the_mighty_boosh	Aug 29th, 2008 01:03:30 PM
quint what a great choice and a classic film this was a fav as a kid it was always being played on british tv when i was younger loved think i'll have to go out and purchase myself a copy asap and cant wait to read your reviews of cat people etc great creepy black and white horror films simone simon looks fantastic in this film loving the movie of the day reviews long may they carry on
There was a 70s cartoon version, the by Grammaton Cleric Binks	Aug 29th, 2008 02:48:42 PM
Devil and Daniel Mouse. I saw that once or twice as a kid. Of course there was the Simpons parody.
Grammaton by ToughGuyRizzo	Aug 29th, 2008 02:53:30 PM
Yes, there was a 30 min short called The Devil and Daniel Mouse from Nevelanimation. It was kinda dark and a bit scary when it aired, especially because it was aimed at children. The music was pretty good too. This actually inspired Nevelanimation to do a feature lenght movie with big name rock stars called Rock and Rule.
Keep the reviews, ditch the intro by Tar Heel	Aug 29th, 2008 09:21:01 PM
Quint, I commend you on keeping up the pace of AMAD. But you're well into it now and can ditch the intro. If a newbie stumbles in, they'll figure it out.
Consarn it!! by darthliquidator	Aug 29th, 2008 11:24:15 PM
....loved James Craig's G-rated curse,everytime something was going wrong for him..and that's pretty much all the time. And you've gotta love Simone, who was sort of the Jurassic-era Meg Tilly. And Herrmann, with this score and his "Citizen Kane" score was just beginning his legendary career. Terrific film, one of the all time greats.
soylent by Quint	Aug 30th, 2008 05:22:21 AM
It's by no means a scary movie, but like any morality play there's darkness in it and the way the flick was executed... well, it's just fucking creepy. Screaming pigs set my skin crawling...
SImone Simon by MediaNerd	Aug 30th, 2008 09:50:52 AM
Wowzers! This was my introduction to Simone, and I do believe I'll have to be tracking down more of her movies. She had such a personality and charisma that shined in this. Her introduction at the fireplace was indeed creepy.
Knckldstr; yep, my bad! {bow!} by JasonPratt	Aug 30th, 2008 10:57:20 AM
I should've realized he was too old to be still doing things later. The family resemblance is amazing, though.
One of the greatest American films ever made. by thegreatwhatzit	Aug 31st, 2008 11:47:36 PM
Without dispute.
Walter Houston's Satan remains unrivaled... by thegreatwhatzit	Sep 1st, 2008 12:07:19 AM
Runner-up is Al Pacino (DEVIL'S ADVOCATE), over-the-top but fuckin' irresistible. Clarence Williams III (TALES FROM THE HOOD). Undiluted ham ("You want the shit?"), loved it. Houston was hardly subdued but knew how to negitate the role; he should have earned an Oscar nomination (love the concluding iris-in). His apprentice, Simone Simon, was smoking hot (should have challenged Rita Hayworth),

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