The Devil and Tom Walker

Plot Summary

Claymation adaptation of Washington Irving's 1824 short story about a miser who makes a bargain with the devil, only to find he cannot worm his way out of it after all. Winner of the 1983 Young People's Film and Video Festival in Portland, Oregon. Filmmakers were high school students for entirety of the production. Filmed in Super-8mm, the audio was recorded live on two tracks on the film.

Top Cast

Jon Petke Narrator

Stephen Hulse Tom Walker

Steve Allison-Bunnell Abigail Walker

Lloyd Hulse Old Scratch

Francisco Hulse Townspeople