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For which film did Herrmann win an Academy Award?

  • Citizen Kane

  • The Birds

  • The Devil and Daniel Webster

  • Vertigo

Answer

Herrmann won an Academy Award for The Devil and Daniel Webster, a 1941 fantasy film based on the Stephen Vincent Benét short story of the same name. The film tells the story of Jabez Stone (played by Edward Arnold), a farmer who sells his soul to the devil (played by Walter Huston) in exchange for seven years of good luck.
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