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.
The Meanest Man in the World (1943)
Directed by Ernst Lubitsch / Sidney Lanfield
Genres - Comedy |
Release Date - Feb 12, 1943 |
Run Time - 57 min. |
Countries - United States of America |
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Movie Info
Tags
American, Anderson, Benny, Broadway, Character, Eddie, Feature, George Michael Cohan, Lane, Meanest Man, Painting, Report, Rochester, Romance, Solicitor, Twenty-first Century Fox, Inc., World
Attributes
Based On: based on plays
Narrative Location: New York
Narrative Location: New York
Alternate Titles
El hombre más malo del mundo
MX
O Maior Sovina do Mundo
BR
Pior que uma Fera
PT
The Meanest Man in the World
FR, GB, US