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The Devil and Daniel Webster (1941)
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The Devil and Daniel Webster (1941)

In pitting the celebrated nineteenth-century politician against the devil himself, this film reimagines the economic and legal transformations of that era through the prism of the New Deal.

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Dec 13, 2024
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The Devil and Daniel Webster (1960) - Turner Classic Movies
Mr Scratch (Walter Huston) helps Daniel Webster (Edward Arnold) on with his jacket in The Devil and Daniel Webster (RKO Radio Pictures).

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This post is part of the ‘Rewound’ series of analyses of objects or episodes from cultural and political history.

Content warning: Slavery; Ethnic cleansing of indigenous Americans; Violence against children.

Spoiler alert: This analysis of the film The Devil and Daniel Webster and its themes reveals plot details for the purpose of enhancing that analysis.

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