The Devil and Miss Jones (1941)
Directed by Sam Wood · 92 min · Comedy, Romance
34.4 TOPICAL score · #3,150 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →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.
The Devil and Miss Jones (1941, directed by Sam Wood) has a TOPICAL score of 34.4 - ranked 3,150 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on critics and awards, and lowest on historical impact. It won 0 awards from 2 nominations. Critics: 90% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8/10 critics' average. Audiences: TMDB 7.6/10 (67 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 17 languages.
Why this score
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- Critics90% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8/10 critics' average
- AudienceTMDB 7.6/10 (67 ratings)
- Awards0 wins, 2 nominations
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 17 languages
- Still read3,497 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Jean Arthur (actor #283), Robert Cummings (actor #1,613), Charles Coburn (actor #911), Edmund Gwenn (actor #566)