The Devil and Miss Jones
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List Price: $19.98
Features
• Black & White
• NTSC
In Theaters : 11 April, 1941
Video Release : 08 June, 1988 |
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The Devil and Miss Jones Customer Reviews
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What a Character!
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John P. Merrick (Charles Coburn) is the devil, or at least that is what his employees think. There have been several uprisings in the company, and the events are topped off with a stuffed dummy likeness of Mr. Merrick. The real Merrick is fed up, so he decides to spy undercover. He takes a job as a slipper salesman alongside two women, the kindhearted Mary Jones (Jean Arthur) and sweet Elizabeth Ellis (Spring Byington). Mary's boyfriend Joe (Robert Cummings) is the ringleader of the plot against Merrick stores. This angers Merrick, but he quickly learns why the employees hate working there with secret shoppers breathing down their necks and selfish bosses. Merrick softens up thanks to the company he keeps, and the comedy mounts on a trip to Coney Island.
This is a breezy, fun film with a very lovable cast. Arthur is sweet as always and Cummings is a wonderful match for her, but it is Coburn who is the real star. It is interesting to see such an elderly character actor as the star, but that is exactly what he is and he carries the film well. He is appropriately funny, sweet, uppity, and lovable.
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