![The Meanest Man in the World](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Foriginal%2FdZyaiZQdzrNlPwcbTFsiIUxMKBy.jpg&w=3840&q=75)
The Meanest Man in the World
Wham! It's a Laugh Hit!
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.
Comedy
The Meanest Man in the World
Rating
6.4/10
Release Date
1943-02-12
Runtime
57 minutes
Status
Released
Cast
![Jack Benny](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Fw300%2FnHhy8tF4WjGWvAfv0tM2pyl4D6R.jpg&w=3840&q=75)
Jack Benny
Richard Clarke
![Priscilla Lane](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Fw300%2FyFxOynq1Gf1HbGaIEMMK3UHSnUP.jpg&w=3840&q=75)
Priscilla Lane
Janie Brown
![Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Fw300%2F95DoyaHU01D2kR6AmiFe5axoUK2.jpg&w=3840&q=75)
Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson
Shufro
![Edmund Gwenn](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Fw300%2F9xUiHCycn0WsxqiqFjq2fI40FpQ.jpg&w=3840&q=75)
Edmund Gwenn
Frederick P. Leggitt
![Matt Briggs](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Fw300%2F4jiLAhNS3D1aEIR0SNys3bizyQD.jpg&w=3840&q=75)
Matt Briggs
Arthur Brown
![Anne Revere](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Fw300%2FmtlMi003Niqn0lv4Vemxkx5v09M.jpg&w=3840&q=75)
Anne Revere
Kitty Crockett
![Margaret Seddon](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Fw300%2Fw7kN7GewHnIUm8ypxhMDrwsCs0M.jpg&w=3840&q=75)
Margaret Seddon
Mrs. Frances H. Leggitt
![Helene Reynolds](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Fw300%2FB0KVvnFE70TQwws4j7qs1X6UGN.jpg&w=3840&q=75)
Helene Reynolds
Wife
![Tom Dugan](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Fw300%2F1rxaHndaUBGKLtZSliGovHN2nsK.jpg&w=3840&q=75)
Tom Dugan
Cop in Park (uncredited)
![Tor Johnson](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Fw300%2FzRpcpchynj9UjnwlKlCs0hf6rvm.jpg&w=3840&q=75)
Tor Johnson
Vladimir Pulasky (uncredited)
![Mae Marsh](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Fw300%2F1PDFSBQCwJ1yteuffEJgwSrAVra.jpg&w=3840&q=75)
Mae Marsh
Old Lady (uncredited)
![Lyle Talbot](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Fw300%2Fa4rVESEvJg6VRd23M6FLRjlfsta.jpg&w=3840&q=75)
Lyle Talbot
Bill Potts (uncredited)
Production Companies
![20th Century Fox](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Fw500%2FqZCc1lty5FzX30aOCVRBLzaVmcp.png&w=3840&q=75)
20th Century Fox