Richard Clarke
Jack Benny
Richard Clarke
The Meanest Man in the World
“Wham! It's a Laugh Hit!”
6.4
1943
57m
Comedy
Director: 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.
Cast
Janie Brown
Priscilla Lane
Janie Brown
Shufro
Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson
Shufro
Frederick P. Leggitt
Edmund Gwenn
Frederick P. Leggitt
Arthur Brown
Matt Briggs
Arthur Brown
Kitty Crockett
Anne Revere
Kitty Crockett
Mrs. Frances H. Leggitt
Margaret Seddon
Mrs. Frances H. Leggitt
Wife
Helene Reynolds
Wife
Cop in Park (uncredited)
Tom Dugan
Cop in Park (uncredited)
Vladimir Pulasky (uncredited)
Tor Johnson
Vladimir Pulasky (uncredited)
Old Lady (uncredited)
Mae Marsh
Old Lady (uncredited)
Bill Potts (uncredited)
Lyle Talbot
Bill Potts (uncredited)
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