Walter Huston in The Devil and Daniel Webster

Walter Huston in The Devil and Daniel Webster

Walter Huston earned an Oscar nomination for his role as Mr Scratch in one of the earliest deals with the devil captured on film, 1941′s The Devil and Daniel Webster. He enters the pact with a 19th century farmer, who enlists notorious statesman Daniel Webster to discharge the agreement. Huston’s conniving grin and manipulative tactics have helped this rural devil stand the test of time. Al Pacino even studied Huston’s performance when himself taking up the role of the Dark Lord. The film also inspired a 2004 remake with Jenifer Love Hewitt as the fallen angel, but she doesn’t come close to emulating Huston’s classic portrayal.