The Meanest Man in the World

1943
0 Hrs 57 Mins
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.

1943
0 Hrs 57 Mins
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.

The Meanest Man in the World

Director

Sidney Lanfield

Writer

George Seaton

Allan House

George M. Cohan

Actor

Jack Benny

Richard Clarke

Priscilla Lane

Janie Brown

Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson

Shufro

Edmund Gwenn

Frederick P. Leggitt

Matt Briggs

Arthur Brown

Anne Revere

Miss Crockett

Margaret Seddon

Mrs. Frances H. Leggitt

Donald Douglas

Husband

Helene Reynolds

Wife

Jackie Averill

Boy with Lollipop

Conrad Binyon

Boy

Morgan Brown

Pedestrian

Paul E. Burns

Farmer

Ralph Byrd

Reporter

James Carlisle

Client

Hobart Cavanaugh

Mr. Throckmorton

Edward Clark

Jury Member

Chester Clute

Lawyer

Mary Currier

Relief Worker

Hal K. Dawson

Photographer

Producer

William Perlberg

Composer

Cyril J. Mockridge

Cinematographer

J. Peverell Marley

Editor

Robert Bischoff