The Devil and Miss Jones

"For folks who haven't laughed since 1929!"

Apr 11 1941 Approved 1h 32m
Comedy, Romance

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.

Plot

Department store owner J.P. Merrick finds that several of his employees are unionizing to get more money and better working conditions. In order to find out who the organizers are, he gets a job at the store as a shoe salesman. Not realizing his true identity, he's befriended by Mary Jones and Joe O'Brien, the two ringleaders, and Elizabeth Ellis, a charming older woman with whom he develops a romance.

Written by

Norman Krasna

Directed by

Sam Wood

Cast

Jean Arthur, Robert Cummings, Charles Coburn

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Frank Ross-Norma Krasna Inc.

Languages

English

Awards

Nominated for 2 Oscars. 2 nominations total

Scores
# of Votes
5,067
Average Rating
7.6 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA