The Meanest Man in the World (1943)

1943 · Feature film · 57 min · dir. Sidney Lanfield

Wham! It's a Laugh Hit!

• Comedy

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Synopsis

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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Details

Director

Sidney Lanfield

Writer

George Seaton

Cinematography

J. Peverell Marley

Studio

20th Century Fox

Released

1943-02-12

Running time

57 minutes

Cast & crew

• Sidney Lanfield Director
• Jack Benny
• Priscilla Lane
• Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson
• Edmund Gwenn
• Matt Briggs
• Anne Revere
• Margaret Seddon
• Helene Reynolds

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