new york city,undercover,department store,tycoon,billionaire,class differences,shoe salesman

The Devil and Miss Jones (1941)

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For folks who haven't laughed since 1929!

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

Director
Sam Wood
  • Profile picture of Charles Coburn
    John P. Merrick/Thomas Higgins Charles Coburn
  • Profile picture of Jean Arthur
    Mary Jones Jean Arthur
  • Profile picture of Robert Cummings
    Joe O'Brien Robert Cummings
  • Profile picture of Edmund Gwenn
    Hooper Edmund Gwenn
  • Profile picture of Spring Byington
    Elizabeth Ellis Spring Byington
  • Profile picture of S.Z. Sakall
    George (Merrick's Butler) S.Z. Sakall
  • Profile picture of William Demarest
    First Detective William Demarest
  • Profile picture of Walter Kingsford
    Mr. Allison (General Manager) Walter Kingsford

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Keywords

  • new york city
  • undercover
  • department store
  • tycoon
  • billionaire
  • class differences
  • shoe salesman