The Working Man (1933)
1h 18m
Running Time
April 20, 1933Release Date
The Working Man (1933)
1h 18m
Running Time
April 20, 1933Release Date
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Plot.
A successful shoe manufacturer named John Reeves goes on vacation and meets the grown children of his recently deceased and much-respected competitor; they're on the verge of losing the family legacy through their careless behavior. Reeves takes it upon himself to save his rival's company by teaching the heirs a lesson in business.
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Cast & Crew.

George Arliss
John Reeves alias John Walton

Bette Davis
Jenny Hartland alias Jane Grey

Theodore Newton
Tommy Hartland

Hardie Albright
Benjamin 'Benny' Burnett

Gordon Westcott
Fred 'Freddie' Pettison

J. Farrell MacDonald
Henry 'Hank' Davis

Charles E. Evans
Mr. Haslitt

Frederick Burton
Judge Larson

Pat Wing
Reeves's Secretary

Edward Van Sloan
Mr. Briggs

Claire McDowell
Benjamin's Secretary

Ruthelma Stevens
Mrs. Price

Harry C. Bradley
Reeves Company Board Member (uncredited)

Don Brodie
Hartland Company Salesman (uncredited)

James Bush
Tommy's Bridge Opponent (uncredited)

Wallis Clark
Mike the Auditor (uncredited)

Clay Clement
Hartland Company Salesman Atkinson (uncredited)

Edward Cooper
Hartland's Butler Jackson (uncredited)

James Donlan
Hartland Company Salesman (uncredited)

Douglass Dumbrille
Lawyer Hammersmith (uncredited)

Helena Phillips Evans
Hartland's Cook Anna (uncredited)

Harrison Greene
Hartland Company Salesman (uncredited)

Selmer Jackson
Hartland Company Salesman (uncredited)

Edward LeSaint
Reeves Company Board Member (uncredited)

Carl M. Leviness
Hartland Company Salesman (uncredited)

Harold Minjir
Tommy's Bridge Partner (uncredited)

William V. Mong
Hartland Company Auditor (uncredited)

Herbert Rawlinson
Reeves Company Board Member (uncredited)

Charles Sherlock
Waiter on Yacht (uncredited)

Gertrude Sutton
Hartland's Maid Helen Ann (uncredited)

Richard Tucker
Reeves Company Board Member (uncredited)

John G. Adolfi
Director
Media.

Details.
This Movie Is About.
undercover
trustee
pre-code
shoemaking
fishing trip
wastrel
rich kids
business rivalry
Wiki.
The Working Man is a 1933 pre-Code American comedy film starring George Arliss and Bette Davis, and directed by John G. Adolfi. The screenplay by Charles Kenyon and Maude T. Howell is based on the story The Adopted Father by Edgar Franklin. The film is preserved in the Library of Congress collection.
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