The Meanest Man in the World (1943)
With Jack Benny, Priscilla Lane, Eddie "Rochester" Anderson, Edmund Gwenn, Anne Revere, Margaret Seddon, Helene Whitney, Ralph Byrd
Directed by Sidney Lanfield
The Meanest Man in the World is a 1943 American comedy film directed by Sidney Lanfield, starring Jack Benny and Priscilla Lane, based upon a play that starred George M. Cohan, who produced it on Broadway and released by 20th Century Fox. The supporting cast features Eddie "Rochester" Anderson, Edmund Gwenn and Anne Revere. The picture's screenplay was written by George Seaton and Allan House. The plotline involves a kind lawyer (Benny) who pretends to be mean in order to further his career, which has the unforeseen repercussion of placing his romance with Lane's character in serious jeopardy.
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