Name: The Devil and Miss Jones
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Released: 1941-04-11
Duration: 92 min
Rating: 7.1
Cast: Charles Coburn, Jean Arthur, Robert Cummings, Edmund Gwenn, Spring Byington

1941·Comedy·1h 32m

7.1

★

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.

Directed by Sam Wood

salesclerk

new york city

undercover

clerk

department store

tycoon

billionaire

class differences

shoe salesman

salesgirl

pretending to be poor

IMDB

N/A

Where to Watch

Cast

Charles Coburn

John P. Merrick/Thomas Higgins

Jean Arthur

Mary Jones

Robert Cummings

Joe O'Brien

Edmund Gwenn

Hooper

Spring Byington

Elizabeth Ellis

S.Z. Sakall

George (Merrick's Butler)

William Demarest

First Detective

Walter Kingsford

Mr. Allison (General Manager)

Montagu Love

Harrison

Richard Carle

Oliver

Edwin Maxwell

Withers

Edward McNamara

Police Desk Sergeant

Crew

Sam Wood

Director

Norman Krasna

Writer

Irene

Costume Design

Roy Webb

Music Director

William Cameron Menzies

Production Design

Vernon L. Walker

Special Effects

Norman Krasna

Associate Producer

Van Nest Polglase

Art Direction

Popular Reviews

20 reviews

Luz

7.0★ · 04/17/26

"I don't say Joe's the greatest thing that ever lived. I probably wouldn't love him if he was. I'd just want to look at him. But, you see, I'm not the greatest girl in the world either. Two people look at each other and they see something way deep inside, that nobody else can. And that's it"

ChaiclassicsPRO

10.0★ · 04/11/26

JEAN ARTHUR U ICONN!!! also love the low-key socialist message of this film. Like how workers deserve better rights and all that jazz. Charles Coburn was good too (although disappointed but I guess not shocked to find out he was a real life white supremacist). Robert Cummings is great supporting interest to Jean Arthur. I also loved Spring Byington who is just so delightful at times. But truly Jean Arthur deserves the praise, she's so delightful, beautiful, amazing. Ugh no one compares!

brunettegsundae

8.0★ · 08/19/25

SO FUNNYYY
Bosses like that will always exist, and only if they spend one day as one of those employees, on the very first day they will understand all that frustration
Mary talking about Tommy in the reunion is so hilarious

Mary

9.8★ · 04/25/24

you know what karl marx said “workers of the world unite you have nothing to lose but your chains” and I think this is what miss jones was trying to say too

Zaskia

8.4★ · 10/25/22

i love women!! particularly jean arthur 😩❤️!!