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The Meanest Man in the World (1943)
Directed by Sidney Lanfield
Overview
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.
Rated NR | Length 57 minutes
Actors
Jack Benny | Priscilla Lane | Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson | Edmund Gwenn | Matt Briggs | Anne Revere | Margaret Seddon | Helene Reynolds | Tom Dugan | Tor Johnson | Mae Marsh | Lyle Talbot | Will Wright | Chester Clute | Harry Hayden | Frank Orth | Nick Stewart | Paul E. Burns | Andrew Tombes | Gladden James