The Devil and Miss Jones

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The Devil and Miss Jones is a 1941 American romantic comedy film about a wealthy department store owner who goes undercover as a sales clerk to investigate labor unrest among his employees.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf film
romantic comedy film
basedOn an original screenplay
cinematographyBy Harry Stradling Sr.
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
director Sam Wood
distributor RKO Radio Pictures
editedBy Robert Bischoff
era Hollywood Golden Age
surface form: Golden Age of Hollywood
featuresGenreElement undercover boss plot device
filmFormat black-and-white
genre comedy film
romantic comedy
hasCastMember Charles Coburn
Edmund Gwenn
Jean Arthur
Robert Cummings
S.Z. Sakall
surface form: S. Z. Sakall

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hasTheme class differences
labor relations
workplace romance
mainCharacter John P. Merrick
Mary Jones
musicBy Roy Webb
nominatedFor Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
notableAwardRecognition Charles Coburn Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor
originalLanguage English
plotSummary A wealthy department store owner goes undercover as a sales clerk to investigate labor unrest among his employees.
producer Frank Ross
productionCompany RKO Radio Pictures
productionStudioSystem Hollywood studio system
releaseDate April 11, 1941
releaseYear 1941
runtimeMinutes 92
screenwriter Norman Krasna
setIn New York City
starring Charles Coburn
Edmund Gwenn
Jean Arthur
Robert Cummings
S.Z. Sakall
surface form: S. Z. Sakall

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storyBy Norman Krasna
titleCharacter Miss Jones

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Sam Wood notableWork The Devil and Miss Jones
Sam Wood workedOn The Devil and Miss Jones
Charles Coburn notableWork The Devil and Miss Jones
Charles Coburn performedIn The Devil and Miss Jones
Clarence Kolb notableWork The Devil and Miss Jones
Norman Krasna notableWork The Devil and Miss Jones
Susan Anspach notableWork The Devil and Miss Jones
this entity surface form: The Devil and Miss Jones (stage)
Walter Connolly appearedIn The Devil and Miss Jones
Robert Cummings notableWork The Devil and Miss Jones
Ernest Cossart performedIn The Devil and Miss Jones