

The Devil and Miss Jones
1941 · Movie · 1h 32m · NR
ComedyRomance
"For folks who haven't laughed since 1929!"
Overview
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.
Ratings
IMDb
7.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes
90%
Key crew
- Sam WoodDirector
- Norman KrasnaWriter
Cast
- Charles CoburnJohn P. Merrick/Thomas Higgins
- Jean ArthurMary Jones
- Robert CummingsJoe O'Brien
- Edmund GwennHooper
- Spring ByingtonElizabeth Ellis
- S.Z. SakallGeorge (Merrick's Butler)
- William DemarestFirst Detective
- Walter KingsfordMr. Allison (General Manager)
- Montagu LoveHarrison
- Richard CarleOliver
- Charles WaldronNeedles
- Edwin MaxwellWithers
Stills
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Themes
salesclerknew york cityundercoverclerkdepartment storetycoonbillionaireclass differencesshoe salesmansalesgirlpretending to be poor























