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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. A passing photographer snaps a picture of the act, which is then immortalized in the next days newspaper with the headline meanest man in the world takes candy from baby. Around the world 1943 stream and watch online moviefone. Turner classic movies presents the greatest motion pictures of all time from one of the largest film libraries in the world.

The meanest man in the world 1943 approved 57min comedy 12 february 1943 usa compassionate smalltown lawyer richard clarke moves to new york city to seek his fortune, but is unsuccessful until he takes a friends advice and tries to convince the world hes a. The supporting cast features eddie rochester anderson, edmund gwenn and anne revere. Clarke is mortified, but soon feels better when billionaire frederick p. Around the world 1943 the bandleader kay kyser and his entourage entertain troops in australia, india, china and egypt. Find video, photos, forums, blogs and shop for some of. The meanest man in the world 1943 release info imdb. Jack benny plays a softhearted smalltown lawyer who moves to new york, finds that business is slow, and rebrands himself as the meanest man in the world. Visit to a small planet 1960 jerry lewis full length comedy movie duration. Jack benny, eddie rochester anderson, jackie averill, and priscilla lane in the meanest man in the world 1943. This was the first black character in an american film. The meanest man in the world 1943 directed by sidney lanfield.

Sidney lanfield, george seaton, allan house, william perlberg, jack benny, priscilla lane. Get great deals on full screen comedy region code 0all region freeworldwide dvds. Im not rating this movie because benny had yet to reconfigure rochesters role in his act, which yields some expected winces. Cohan theatrical chestnut the meanest man in the world was retailored for the screen to accommodate the talents of jack benny and eddie rochester anderson. Trading resumes on dow jones after massive opening drop live global news 1,088 watching live now. The tom caricature antiblack imagery jim crow museum ferris. Not a complete waste of time but not on the level of jacks other screen ventures like. The meanest man in the world 1943 film synopsis and discussion. 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. The meanest man in the world 1943 plot summary imdb. The meanest man in the world 1943 richard clarke jack benny is a goodnatured lawyer who lacks the hardboiled legal instincts to be financially successful. The tom caricature portrays black men as faithful, happily submissive servants. Cohan, who produced it on broadway and released by 20th century fox. Leggitt, who is looking for an unscrupulous attorney, arrives at his office.

His fiancee and her father come to visit him, and he has to pretend that hes more successful than he is, and shenanigans ensue, etc. An outlaw targets a judge for revenge in this composite. He practices by stealing a lollypop from a youngster and winds up by evicting an old lady, thus getting a reputation as the meanest man in the world and a whole flock of clients to boot. An allstar cast including orson welles, joan fontaine, agnes moorehead and elizabeth taylor breathes magnificent life into this captivating 1944 film version of charlotte brontes gothic. Overview of the meanest man in the world, 1943, directed by sidney lanfield, with jack benny, priscilla lane, rochester, at turner classic movies. Jack benny, eddie rochester anderson, and priscilla lane in the meanest man in the world 1943. Expand your home video library from a huge online selection of movies at. The meanest man in the world 1943 directed by sidney. Watch the meanest men in the west online stream full. Released 1943, around the world stars kay kyser, mischa auer, joan davis, marcy mcguire the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 30 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic, which. Perhaps a box dvd set with other under appreciated jack benny movies. The best movies of 1943 picked by critics and filmmakers and sorted by rank. Filming resumed under the direction of lanfield and was completed by early.