Film

The Devil and Miss Jones

1941 · 1h 32m · Comedy · Romance

For folks who haven't laughed since 1929!

IMDb

7.6

Rotten Tomatoes

90%

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.

Charles Coburn

John P. Merrick/Thomas Higgins

Jean Arthur

Mary Jones

Robert Cummings

Joe O'Brien

Edmund Gwenn

Hooper

Spring Byington

Elizabeth Ellis

S.Z. Sakall

George (Merrick's Butler)

William Demarest

First Detective

Walter Kingsford

Mr. Allison (General Manager)

Montagu Love

Harrison

Richard Carle

Oliver

Charles Waldron

Needles

Edwin Maxwell

Withers

Edward McNamara

Police Desk Sergeant

Robert Emmett Keane

Tom Higgins

Florence Bates

Store Shopper

Charles Irwin

Second Detective

• Sam WoodDirector
• Norman KrasnaWriter
• Frank RossProducer
• Harry Stradling Sr.Director of Photography
• Sherman ToddEditor

Release date

April 11, 1941

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 32m

Rated

NR

Genres

Comedy, Romance

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