
The Meanest Man in the World
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.
Top Billed Cast

Jack Benny
Richard Clarke

Priscilla Lane
Janie Brown

Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson
Shufro

Edmund Gwenn
Frederick P. Leggitt

Matt Briggs
Arthur Brown
Featured Crew

Sidney Lanfield
Director
Robert Bischoff
Editor
Cyril J. Mockridge
Music

George Seaton
Screenplay
Allan House
Screenplay

George M. Cohan
Theatre Play
William Perlberg
Producer
J. Peverell Marley
Director of Photography