Devil and Daniel Webster

And you'll care enough to send the very best. It's from Hollywood, the makers of Hallmark's greeting cards bring you a thrilling dramatization of the unforgettable story, the devil and Daniel Webster on the Hallmark Playhouse.

Tonight's story, as well as those we will present every week, was chosen from the whole world of fiction, from the best works of fine writers by one of the world's most popular authors. His knowledge of stories that will grip your imagination and stir your emotions is universally recognized.

For he is the author of such wonderful novels as Goodbye Mr. Chips, Random Harvest, Lost Horizon, and many others you have loved in books and on the screen. Hallmark is proud to present the distinguished novelist Mr. James Hilton.

Good evening ladies and gentlemen. For our opening story on the Hallmark Playhouse we have selected Stephen Vincent Benaise, the Devil and Daniel Webster. It happens to be a classic and I'm partial to classics. and it honors American tradition as well as a great American, and I'm partial to them too.

He even gives the devil his due. But the rare reason we chose it for this opening program was because we like it, and we hope you like it. It's not only a great story, it's a good story, if you get what I mean.

In fact, we might all of us settle once and for all on our rather simple requirement for stories in this program that they shall be good enough to give you good entertainment. that being so they can be anything else they want to be we have the bookshelves of the world at our disposal

from the pages of the most careful story tellers old and you we should try to bring you adventure romance fantasy excitement comedy now and then a tear or move to stay for the fine teller of tales does just that he slips into your heart and leaves you something to think about yes mr