The Devil and Miss Jones
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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 32mNR 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

Charles Coburn

John P. Merrick/Thomas Higgins

Lead
Jean Arthur

Jean Arthur

Mary Jones

Robert Cummings

Robert Cummings

Joe O'Brien

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)

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Sam Wood's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
4.0
Every frame feels alive. The Devil and Miss Jones is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker