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The story involves a withdrawn and lonely woman (Miss Spelvin) who commits suicide, only to find that she's gotten herself committed to hell on a technicality. She convinces the gatekeeper to allow her to go back to earth and really earn her admission to the lower depths, and he agrees.
A tycoon goes undercover to ferret out agitators at a department store, but gets involved in their lives instead. Department store owner J.P. Merrick finds that several of his employees are unionizing to get more money and better working conditions.
Feb 12, 2022 · IN COLLECTIONS. Community Video Community Collections. Uploaded by Annette143ISME on February 12, 2022. a wonderful comedy with Charles Coburn and Jean Arther.
Devil and Miss Jones, The -- (Movie Clip) Morning, J.P.! The "directors" meet J.P. Merrick (Charles Coburn), the richest man in the world, who wants to know why he's been hanged in effigy in The Devil and Miss Jones, 1941, from Norman Krasna's original screenplay.
John P. Merrick, the world's richest man, is annoyed to hear workers at one of his stores are trying to form a union. Getting a menial job, he's determined to root out the troublemakers, but soon...
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Overview. The wealthiest man in the world, John P. Merrick, is a private person who likes to stay anonymous. One of his many assets is Neeley's Department Store. There is labor unrest at the store, and the employees' anger is directed at him, who they hang in effigy outside the store despite not knowing what he looks like.
The Devil and Miss Jones is a social comedy with left-wing undertones. John P. Merrick (Charles Coburn), the world's richest man, gets word that someone is trying to unionize a department store that he owns.
