The Meanest Man in the World

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1943

57m

Comedy

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Richard Clarke (Jack Benny) is a good-natured lawyer who lacks the hard-boiled legal instincts to be financially successful. When the object of his affections, Janie Brown (Priscilla Lane), decides to marry a wealthy suitor, Richard resolves to relocate his legal practice to New York City and make an attempt to win Janie's heart. Now, with the help of litigious billionaire Frederick Leggitt (Edmund Gwenn), Clarke makes the transformation from nice-guy attorney to ruthless legal shark.

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We could say, to some extent, this film is antiquated... But old-fashioned or not, it amuses. [Full review in Spanish]

Dec 16, 2020

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Steve D

Cute but fairly thin.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

05/29/23

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Lane was only 21 years younger than Benny. Hardly enough age difference for Hollywood.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/17/23

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Sidney Lanfield

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Jack Benny

Richard Clarke

Priscilla Lane

Janie Brown

Eddie "Rochester" Anderson

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Edmund Gwenn

Frederick P. Leggitt

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Director: Sidney Lanfield
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Runtime: 57m

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