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The Meanest Man in the World

The Meanest Man in the World (1943)

February. 12,1943

6.5

| 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.

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Cast

Jack Benny as Richard Clarke

[2018] Studio 54 [2002] Smothered: The Censorship Struggles of the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour [1975] Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? [1960] The Slowest Gun in the West [1952] Four Star Playhouse [1952] Somebody Loves Me

Priscilla Lane as Janie Brown

[1948] Bodyguard [1944] Arsenic and Old Lace [1942] Silver Queen [1942] Saboteur [1941] Four Mothers [1941] Blues in the Night

Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson as Shufro

[1970] Harlem Globetrotters [1945] I Love a Bandleader [1944] Broadway Rhythm [1943] Cabin in the Sky [1942] Tales of Manhattan [1941] Topper Returns

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Reviews

Ceticultsot

1943/02/12

Beautiful, moving film.

TrueHello

1943/02/13

Fun premise, good actors, bad writing. This film seemed to have potential at the beginning but it quickly devolves into a trite action film. Ultimately it's very boring.

Guillelmina

1943/02/14

The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.

Marva

1943/02/15

It is an exhilarating, distressing, funny and profound film, with one of the more memorable film scores in years,