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The Meanest Man in the World

(1943)

February 12, 1943 0h 57m
64%
TMDB Score

Overview

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.

Sidney Lanfield

Director

Top Billed Cast

JB

Jack Benny

Richard Clarke

PL

Priscilla Lane

Janie Brown

E'A

Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson

Shufro

EG

Edmund Gwenn

Frederick P. Leggitt

MB

Matt Briggs

Arthur Brown

AR

Anne Revere

Kitty Crockett

MS

Margaret Seddon

Mrs. Frances H. Leggitt

HR

Helene Reynolds

Wife

TD

Tom Dugan

Cop in Park (uncredited)

TJ

Tor Johnson

Vladimir Pulasky (uncredited)