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Feature film — 1941

The Devil and Miss Jones (1941)

7.61h 32mComedy — 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.

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A high-signal pick with 67 votes.

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Director: Sam Wood

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Cast & crew

Jean Arthur as Mary Jones

Jean Arthur

Mary Jones

Robert Cummings as Joe O'Brien

Robert Cummings

Joe O'Brien

Charles Coburn as John P. Merrick/Thomas Higgins

Charles Coburn

John P. Merrick/Thomas Higgins

Edmund Gwenn as Hooper

Edmund Gwenn

Hooper

Spring Byington as Elizabeth Ellis

Spring Byington

Elizabeth Ellis

S.Z. Sakall as George (Merrick's Butler)

S.Z. Sakall

George (Merrick's Butler)

William Demarest as First Detective

William Demarest

First Detective

Walter Kingsford as Mr. Allison (General Manager)

Walter Kingsford

Mr. Allison (General Manager)

Montagu Love as Harrison

Montagu Love

Harrison

Richard Carle as Oliver

Richard Carle

Oliver

C

Charles Waldron

Needles

Edwin Maxwell as Withers

Edwin Maxwell

Withers

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