# All That Money Can Buy (1941)

> A desperate farmer’s prosperity pact with a charismatic devil becomes a richly atmospheric American folk fable about justice, temptation, and defending the common man.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/18146

## Facts

- Runtime: 107 min
- Genres: Drama, Fantasy
- Director: William Dieterle
- Cast: Edward Arnold, Walter Huston, Jane Darwell, Simone Simon, Gene Lockhart, John Qualen, H.B. Warner, Frank Conlan
- TMDB rating: 7.0/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0033532/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: mild
- Mood: eerie, folkloric, serious, classic cinema night, folklore film marathon

## Synopsis

A farmer's desperate bid for prosperity leads him to a dangerous pact that tests his very soul.

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- [Meet John Doe (1941)](https://ember.film/movie/20438)
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- [Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)](https://ember.film/movie/2035)
- [Häxan (1922)](https://ember.film/movie/39326)
- [Shortcut to Happiness (2007)](https://ember.film/movie/21227)
- [Young Mr. Lincoln (1939)](https://ember.film/movie/28658)
- [All the King's Men (1949)](https://ember.film/movie/15055)
- [Johnny Belinda (1948)](https://ember.film/movie/42665)
- [The Westerner (1940)](https://ember.film/movie/8736)
- [I Married a Witch (1942)](https://ember.film/movie/15453)

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