The Devil and Miss Jones

The Devil and Miss Jones is a 1941 American romantic comedy film about a wealthy tycoon who goes undercover in one of his Manhattan stores to identify union organizers, but ends up falling for a salesgirl and becoming more sympathetic to her workers. Under the assumed name Thomas Higgins, he befriends fellow clerk Mary Jones and her recently fired boyfriend Joe O'Brien, a labor union organizer, leading him to question his own privileged lifestyle. With a screenplay by Norman Krasna, the film was well received by critics upon its release, garnering Academy Award nominations for Charles Coburn and Krasna.