The Devil and Miss Jones (1941)

Directed by

Sam Wood

Genre

romantic comedy, satanic film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 33m

Rated

NR

Rating

7.7 of 10 from 64 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A rich department store owner goes undercover as a clerk to catch union organizers. He ends up getting drawn into the lives and friendships of the employees.

lightheartedwhimsicalwarmcomicalundercoverromanticbreezycharming

What happens

The Devil and Miss Jones is a 1941 American romantic comedy film directed by Sam Wood and starring Jean Arthur, Robert Cummings, and Charles Coburn. Its plot follows a department store tycoon who goes undercover in one of his Manhattan shops to ferret union organizers, but instead becomes involved in the employees' personal lives. With a screenplay by Norman Krasna, the film was the product of an independent collaboration between Krasna and producer Frank Ross (Jean Arthur's husband). Their short-lived production company released two films through RKO Radio Pictures (Miss Jones and the later A Lady Takes a Chance released in 1943). The film was well received by critics upon its release and garnered Academy Award nominations for Coburn and Krasna. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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