The Meanest Man in the World (1943)
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1943 · NR · 0h 57m · Comedy
Genres: Comedy
Compassionate small-town lawyer Richard Clarke moves to New York City to seek his fortune, but is unsuccessful until he takes a friend's advice and tries to convince the world he's a ruthless heel. Suddenly he's the most popular lawyer in town -- but he could lose his fiancée.
Director: Sidney Lanfield
Writers: George Seaton, Allan House
Music by: Cyril J. Mockridge
Cinematography: J. Peverell Marley
Editor: Robert Bischoff
Cast
Jack Benny as Richard ClarkePriscilla Lane as Janie BrownEddie 'Rochester' Anderson as ShufroEdmund Gwenn as Frederick P. LeggittMatt Briggs as Arthur BrownAnne Revere as Kitty CrockettMargaret Seddon as Frances H. LeggittHelene Reynolds as WifeTom Dugan as Cop in Park (uncredited)Tor Johnson as Vladimir Pulasky (uncredited)Mae Marsh as Old Lady (uncredited)Lyle Talbot as Bill Potts (uncredited)More like this
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