The Meanest Man in the World (Movie)
1943 / Director: Sidney Lanfield / Avg Rating: 6.3 out of 10
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.
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Eddie "Rochester" Anderson...Rev. Lazarus
Frank Orth...Secondhand Clothes Dealer (Rogers sequence)
Harry Hayden...'Soupy' Davis (Robinson sequence)
Mae Marsh...Molly (Robinson sequence)
Helene Reynolds...Actress (Boyer sequence) - Coney Island (1943) (Movie) (4)
Matt Briggs...William Hammerstein
Andrew Tombes...Horace Carter
Frank Orth...Bartender
Tom Dugan...Charlie Fitch - Without Reservations (1946) (Movie) (4)
Harry Hayden...Harry Randall (uncredited)
Jack Benny...Jack Benny (uncredited)
Jack Benny...Himself (uncredited)
Will Wright...Pullman Conductor (uncredited) - Blue, White, and Perfect (1942) (Movie) (3)
Helene Reynolds...Helen Shaw
Mae Marsh...Mrs. Bertha Toby
Frank Orth...Mr. Toby
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Harry Hayden...Smith - the Architect (uncredited)
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Margaret Seddon...Mrs. Schloggenheimer
Harry Hayden...Mr. Smith (uncredited) - Dixie Dugan (1943) (Movie) (3)
Helene Reynolds...Jean Patterson
Mae Marsh...Mrs. Sloan
Paul E. Burns...Sign Painter - Du Barry Was a Lady (1943) (Movie) (3)
Chester Clute...Dr. Pullit
Harry Hayden...Husband Checking Wife's Coat
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Priscilla Lane...Mabel Alden
Chester Clute...Movie Theatre Manager (uncredited)
Frank Orth...Wedding Witness on Stage (uncredited) - It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963) (Movie) (3)
Eddie "Rochester" Anderson...Second Cab Driver
Nick Stewart...Driver run off highway
Jack Benny...Man in Car in Desert (uncredited) - Love Thy Neighbor (1940) (Movie) (3)
Jack Benny...Jack Benny
Eddie "Rochester" Anderson...Rochester
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Will Wright...Parsons (uncredited)
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Tom Dugan...Moving Man
Chester Clute...Mr. Hamilton (Uncredited) - Remember the Day (1941) (Movie) (3)
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Harry Hayden...Mr. Roberts
Mae Marsh...Teacher
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Margaret Seddon...Mrs. Wadsworth (uncredited)
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Tom Dugan...Adolf Hitler (uncredited)
Anne Revere...Sarah (uncredited)
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Chester Clute...Mr. Milbane, Manager of Telephone Company (uncredited)
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Frank Orth...New York Editor
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Harry Hayden...Dan
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Frank Orth...Larry Kinkaid (uncredited)
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Paul E. Burns...Tavern Keeper
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Tom Dugan...Clem
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Chester Clute...Dr. Gilchrist
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Tom Dugan...(archive footage)
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Priscilla Lane...Ann Lemp
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Paul E. Burns...Cook
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Harry Hayden...Prisoner
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Mae Marsh...Extra as Empire State Building Tourist
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Harry Hayden...Burkham
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Margaret Seddon...Elderly Woman
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Frank Orth...Hank Ford
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Margaret Seddon...Mrs. Whittaker - Party Guest
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Jack Benny...Calvin Churchill
Margaret Seddon...Mrs. Martha (uncredited)
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Andrew Tombes...Sheriff Grogan
Chester Clute...Upperbottom
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Lyle Talbot...Henerson
Chester Clute...Doniger
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Lyle Talbot...Lt. Muldoon
Harry Hayden...Commissioner Harris
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Chester Clute...Sperty, Juror-Roommate
Mae Marsh...Autograph Seeker (uncredited)
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Harry Hayden...Racing Secretary
Eddie "Rochester" Anderson...Groom
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Harry Hayden...Hotel Manager
Chester Clute...Man Using Telephone
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Andrew Tombes...Oscar Engelhart
Chester Clute...Mr. Buchanan
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Tom Dugan...Rod Bates
Chester Clute...Eliot Rigby
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Harry Hayden...Mr. Sloane
Paul E. Burns...Soldier
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Jack Benny...Bob Temple
Eddie "Rochester" Anderson...Rochester
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Chester Clute...Chester Wiggin
Paul E. Burns...Collins
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Paul E. Burns...Furniture Company Move
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Nick Stewart...Butler (as Nicodemus)
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Mae Marsh...Woman in Santa Line (uncredited)
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Helene Reynolds...Woman on Boat
Paul E. Burns...General Store Clerk
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Mae Marsh...Resort Guest (uncredited)
Will Wright...Withers (uncredited)
- Mr. Chump (1938) (Movie) (2)
Chester Clute...Ed Mason
Frank Orth...Sheriff Frank Hinton
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Tom Dugan...Officer Rawlins
Chester Clute...'Yvonne', dress designer
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Will Wright...Hotel Desk Clerk (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited)
Harry Hayden...A.J. Crump (segment "The Gift of the Magi") (uncredited)
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Lyle Talbot...Singer Martin
Andrew Tombes...William Nolan
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Frank Orth...Rex Willet
Tom Dugan...Bus Driver (uncredited)
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Lyle Talbot...General Roberts - Reckless Age (1944) (Movie) (2)
Andrew Tombes...Mr. Cook
Chester Clute...Jerkins
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Paul E. Burns...Len Briggs
Will Wright...Sam - the Horse Dealer
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Andrew Tombes...Mr. Million
Will Wright...Rachmaninoff
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Frank Orth...
Harry Hayden...
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Lyle Talbot...Radio Announcer
Chester Clute...Timid Man
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Paul E. Burns...Chump
Harry Hayden...Dexter
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Paul E. Burns...Postman (uncredited)
Harry Hayden...Harry Ainesworth (uncredited)
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Will Wright...Maguire
Tor Johnson..."The Irish Thrush", a wrestler (uncredited)
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Jack Benny...Self
Eddie "Rochester" Anderson...Self
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Chester Clute...Race Tout at Lunch Counter (uncredited)
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Paul E. Burns...Telegrapher Blinky Adams
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Paul E. Burns...Tulle McKenzie
Mae Marsh...Mrs. McCord (uncredited)
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Mae Marsh...Mrs. Jonathan Fry (uncredited)
Harry Hayden...Erwin
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Frank Orth...Augustus T. Goodman
Tom Dugan...Ed Smith
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Eddie "Rochester" Anderson...Janitor
Tom Dugan...Taxi Driver (uncredited)
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Jack Benny...(archive footage)
Eddie "Rochester" Anderson...(archive footage)
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Will Wright...'Dad' Newell
Harry Hayden...Mr. Hughes - Assistant Hotel Manager (uncredited)
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Harry Hayden...Sheriff
Paul E. Burns...Jake
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Paul E. Burns...Mr. Watkins (uncredited)
Chester Clute...Meek Man (uncredited)
- The House of Fear (1939) (Movie) (2)
Tom Dugan...Mike
Harry Hayden...Coroner
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Tom Dugan...Gangster
Paul E. Burns...Suspect
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Chester Clute...Secretary
Tom Dugan...D.A.'s Aide
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Harry Hayden...Davis, a Traveling Salesman
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Tor Johnson...Super Swedish Angel (Wrestler)
Tom Dugan...No Thumbs Charlie
- The Major and the Minor (1942) (Movie) (2)
Tom Dugan...Con Man (uncredited)
Will Wright...Ticket Agent #1 (uncredited)
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Chester Clute...Herman Monroe
Tom Dugan...Desk Sergeant #2
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Jack Benny...Dr. John H. Harvey
Tom Dugan...Charley (as Tommy Dugan)
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Eddie "Rochester" Anderson...Rochester (voice)
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Tom Dugan...Balloonist (uncredited)
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Margaret Seddon...Mrs. Kelly
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Will Wright...Frederick Johnson
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Harry Hayden...Minister
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Anne Revere...Louise Soubirous
Mae Marsh...Madame Blanche - Townswoman (uncredited)
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Chester Clute...Dr. Hillary Schunk (Uncredited)
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Mae Marsh...
Will Wright...
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Chester Clute...Man with Binoculars at Opera (uncredited)
Harry Hayden...Steve (uncredited)
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Helene Reynolds...Marian Daly (uncredited)
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Tom Dugan...Prison Trusty (uncredited)
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Chester Clute...Hammond (uncredited)
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Paul E. Burns...
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Tom Dugan...Bum
