The Devil and Miss Jones

Not to be confused with the 1973 pornographic film The Devil in Miss Jones.
The Devil and Miss Jones
Theatrical release poster
Directed bySam Wood
Written byNorman Krasna
Produced byFrank Ross
Starring
CinematographyHarry Stradling Sr.
Edited bySherman Todd
Music byRoy Webb
Production
company
Frank Ross-Norma Krasna
Distributed byRKO Radio Pictures
Release dates
  • April 4, 1941 (1941-04-04) (Miami)[1]
  • April 11, 1941 (1941-04-11) (U.S.)
Running time
92 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$664,000[2]
Box office$1.4 million[2]

The Devil and Miss Jones is a 1941 American comedy film directed by Sam Wood and starring Jean Arthur, Robert Cummings, and Charles Coburn. Its plot follows a department store tycoon who goes undercover in one of his Manhattan shops to ferret union organizers, but instead becomes involved in the employees' personal lives.

With a screenplay by Norman Krasna, the film was the product of an independent collaboration between Krasna and producer Frank Ross (Jean Arthur's husband). Their short-lived production company released two films through RKO Radio Pictures (Miss Jones and the later A Lady Takes a Chance released in 1943). The film was well received by critics upon its release and garnered Oscar nominations for Coburn and Krasna.

  1. ^ "The Devil and Miss Jones: Detail View". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. American Film Institute. Retrieved April 13, 2014.
  2. ^ a b Jewell 1994, p. 56.