The wealthiest man in the world, John P. Merrick, is a private person who likes to stay anonymous. One of his many assets is Neeley's Department Store. There is labor unrest at the store, and the employees' anger is directed at him, who they hang in effigy outside the store despite not knowing what he looks like. Merrick, not happy at what he sees going on, decides to mete out the rabble-rousers. So he goes undercover as a sales clerk in the shoe department.
Cast
Charles Coburn
John P. Merrick/Thomas Higgins
Jean Arthur
Mary Jones
Robert Cummings
Joe O'Brien
Edmund Gwenn
Hooper
Spring Byington
Elizabeth Ellis
S.Z. Sakall
George (Merrick's Butler)
William Demarest
First Detective
Walter Kingsford
Mr. Allison (General Manager)
Montagu Love
Harrison
Richard Carle
Oliver
Charles Waldron
Needles
Edwin Maxwell
Withers
Edward McNamara
Police Desk Sergeant
Robert Emmett Keane
Tom Higgins
Florence Bates
Store Shopper
Charles Irwin
Second Detective
Matt McHugh
Sam
Julie Warren
Dorothy
Ilene Brewer
Sally - Little Girl
Regis Toomey
1st Policeman
Pat Moriarity
2nd Policeman
Minta Durfee
Customer (uncredited)
Bess Flowers
Saleslady (uncredited)
Crew
Sam Wood
Director
Norman Krasna
Writer, Associate Producer
Sherman Todd
Editor
Harry Stradling Sr.
Director of Photography
W. Argyle Nelson
Assistant Director
Frank Ross
Producer
William Cameron Menzies
Production Design
Irene
Costume Design
Mel Berns
Makeup Artist
John L. Cass
Sound
Vernon L. Walker
Special Effects
Roy Webb
Music Director
Van Nest Polglase
Art Direction
