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The Devil and Miss Jones

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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.

Top Cast

  • Charles Coburn

    Charles Coburn

    John P. Merrick/Thomas Higgins

  • 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)

  • Montagu Love

    Montagu Love

    Harrison

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.

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