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Why was All That Money Can Buy a box-office disappointment despite positive reviews?
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While the 1941 film directed by William Dieterle received critical praise, it was a box-office disappointment. Some observers attributed this commercial failure to the film's ambiguous title, All That Money Can Buy.1
The movie, which was based on Stephen Vincent Benét’s short story, was later released under the author's original title, The Devil and Daniel Webster.21