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77% Critic Match
The Devil and Miss Jones
“For folks who haven't laughed since 1929!”
7.7 / 10• 1941• 1h 32m•NR• English
ComedyRomance
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Charles Coburn
John P. Merrick/Thomas Higgins
Lead
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)
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Sam Wood's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Devil and Miss Jones is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
