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A tycoon goes undercover to ferret out agitators at a department store, but gets involved in their lives instead.A tycoon goes undercover to ferret out agitators at a department store, but gets involved in their lives instead.A tycoon goes undercover to ferret out agitators at a department store, but gets involved in their lives instead.
- Nominated for 2 Oscars
- 2 nominations total
S.Z. Sakall
- George
- (as S.Z. Sakall)
- Director
- Writer
- All cast & crew
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- TriviaJean Arthur planned to remake the picture with her as the devil titled "The Devil and Mr. Jones", but that project never materialized.
- GoofsDuring the beach scene, the people in the background change completely from shot to shot. However, the crowd in the opening shot of the beach scene is the same as the one in the final shot.
- Quotes
First Policeman: When they start recitin' the Constitution, watch out!
- Crazy creditsThe foreword after the opening credits reads: Dear Richest Men in the World: We made up this character in the story, out of our own heads. It's nobody, really. The whole thing is make-believe. We'd feel awful if anyone was offended. Thank you, The Author, Director and Producer. P.S. Nobody sue. P.P.S. Please.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Ebert Presents: At the Movies: Episode #1.12 (2011)
- SoundtracksThe Blue Danube Waltz, Opus 314
(1867) (uncredited)
Written by Johann Strauss
Played aboard ship at the end and danced by Merrick and the employees.
Featured review
A Sweet, Sharp, Sophisticated Comedy!
I saw "The Devil and Miss Jones" two nights ago. What a joy Jean Arthur was to watch. Truly, the teaming of Charles Coburn and Jean Arthur needs to be celebrated. It has been ignored for too long! They play off each other as Powell and Loy, Laurel and Hardy, and Tracy and Hepburn did. Jean Arthur was never lovelier (as a brunette!). Robert Cummings never had a showier role nor one in which he displayed bite and a strong, leading-man presence. The script accurately conveys the times in which it was written. The scenes of how it was for people in large cities to work and entertain themselves during the Depression is priceless in its accuracy, a time capsule showing future Americans the Great Depression and its legacy. The playing of Arthur, Coburn, Cummings, and Spring Byington as well as the editing give "The Devil and Miss Jones" a playful, lyrical, yet sassy tone. A true rarity for a film with this type of plot to pull off yet it did, brilliantly. This film deserves greater critical and public reevaluation.
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- Mar 24, 2002
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- Runtime1 hour 32 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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By what name was The Devil and Miss Jones (1941) officially released in India in English?
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