Overview
A farmer's desperate bid for prosperity leads him to a dangerous pact that tests his very soul.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Mild
- eerie
- folkloric
- serious
- classic cinema night
- folklore film marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly admire Walter Huston's performance and the film's imaginative supernatural atmosphere, while some find its direction insufficiently clear in separating reality from fantasy.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Jabez Stone signs Mr. Scratch's seven-year contract in exchange for prosperity.
Walter Huston's Mr. Scratch presents the devil as a genial, persuasive visitor.
Daniel Webster comes to the aid of the desperate farmer and defends him against the devil's claim.
The film repeatedly places Mr. Scratch's supernatural presence within an otherwise grounded rural world.
Films like All That Money Can Buy, and why
The Devil and Daniel Webster
supernatural bargain, moral allegory, and stylized classic-era drama
The Night of the Hunter
dark folkloric fantasy, period setting, and a protagonist confronting supernatural temptation
The Devil's Advocate
American folk myth, supernatural menace, and heightened visual storytelling
Bedazzled
classic fantasy drama centered on a dangerous bargain and moral consequences
Movie Details
- Director
- William Dieterle
- Release Date
- 1941-10-17
- Runtime
- 107 min
- Rating
- 7.0 / 10 (101)
Cast
- Edward Arnold
- Walter Huston
- Jane Darwell
- Simone Simon
- Gene Lockhart
- John Qualen
- H.B. Warner
- Frank Conlan
- Lindy Wade
- George Cleveland
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is All That Money Can Buy about?
- 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.
- What is All That Money Can Buy like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of All That Money Can Buy as measured, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as layered.
- Is All That Money Can Buy violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in All That Money Can Buy as mild.
- What did critics think of All That Money Can Buy?
- Critics broadly admire Walter Huston's performance and the film's imaginative supernatural atmosphere, while some find its direction insufficiently clear in separating reality from fantasy.
- Which films are like All That Money Can Buy?
- Films with a similar feel include The Devil and Daniel Webster, The Night of the Hunter, The Devil's Advocate, and Bedazzled.
- How long is All That Money Can Buy?
- All That Money Can Buy runs 107 minutes.
- Where can I watch All That Money Can Buy?
- In United States, All That Money Can Buy is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home.
