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The Devil and Miss Jones

The Devil and Miss Jones (1941)

1h 32m | PG-13

⭐ 7.7 / 10

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

Studio: Frank Ross-Norma Krasna Inc.

Genre: Comedy, Romance

Video: 720p

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Cast

Charles Coburn

Charles Coburn

as John P. Merrick/Thomas Higgins

Jean Arthur

Jean Arthur

as Mary Jones

Robert Cummings

Robert Cummings

as Joe O'Brien

Edmund Gwenn

Edmund Gwenn

as Hooper

Spring Byington

Spring Byington

as Elizabeth Ellis

S.Z. Sakall

S.Z. Sakall

as George (Merrick's Butler)