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The Devil and Miss Jones

1941 92 min ★ 7.6 Comedy Romance

The wealthiest man in the world, John P. Merrick, is a private person who likes to stay anonymous. One of his many assets is Neeley's Department Store. There is labor unrest at the store, and the employees' anger is directed at him, who they hang in effigy outside the store despite not knowing what he looks like. Merrick, not happy at what he sees going on, decides to mete out the rabble-rousers. So he goes undercover as a sales clerk in the shoe department.

Director: Sam Wood Writer: Norman Krasna

Cast

Jean Arthur Jean Arthur Mary Jones
Robert Cummings Robert Cummings Joe O'Brien
Charles Coburn Charles Coburn John P. Merrick/Thomas Higgins
Edmund Gwenn Edmund Gwenn Hooper
Spring Byington Spring Byington Elizabeth Ellis
S.Z. Sakall S.Z. Sakall George (Merrick's Butler)
William Demarest William Demarest First Detective
Walter Kingsford Walter Kingsford Mr. Allison (General Manager)
Montagu Love Montagu Love Harrison
Richard Carle Richard Carle Oliver
Charles Waldron Charles Waldron Needles
Edwin Maxwell Edwin Maxwell Withers