The Meanest Man in the World (1943) | |
| Director(s) | Sidney Lanfield |
| Producer(s) | William Perlberg |
| Top Genres | Comedy |
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The Meanest Man in the World (1943) was a Comedy Film directed by Sidney Lanfield and produced by William Perlberg.
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On July 8, 1942, both The Hollywood Reporter and Daily Variety revealed that Twentieth Century-Fox was scrapping the film despite an investment of about $150,000 so far. The next day, The Hollywood Reporter described Jack Benny as being unhappy with some of the screenplay, which Mr. Benny complained was too juvenile. For this project, Fox had given Jack approval of the script, director and co-star. Mr. Benny and the studio quickly settled their differences, and shooting began on July 22, 1942, with principal photography lasting into early September.
In March 1943, when the film was in wide release, a lawsuit brought by a group of lawyers from New Haven, Connecticut charged that this comedy "showed the legal profession in a disreputable light." The complainants asked for the movie to be withdrawn, but their plea was thrown out by Connecticut Superior Court Judge Patrick O'Sullivan.
Twentieth Century-Fox originally had penciled in Maureen O'Hara to portray Janie Brown. Ultimately, the studio would borrow Priscilla Lane from Warner Bros. Walter Lang, the first choice to direct, had to bow out due to illness. As his replacement, Sidney Lanfield, a Fox contract director between 1930 and 1939, was called in from his current studio, Paramount.
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In March 1943, when the film was in wide release, a lawsuit brought by a group of lawyers from New Haven, Connecticut charged that this comedy "showed the legal profession in a disreputable light." The complainants asked for the movie to be withdrawn, but their plea was thrown out by Connecticut Superior Court Judge Patrick O'Sullivan.
Twentieth Century-Fox originally had penciled in Maureen O'Hara to portray Janie Brown. Ultimately, the studio would borrow Priscilla Lane from Warner Bros. Walter Lang, the first choice to direct, had to bow out due to illness. As his replacement, Sidney Lanfield, a Fox contract director between 1930 and 1939, was called in from his current studio, Paramount.
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