The Working Man (1933)
1h 18m
Running Time
April 20, 1933Release Date
The Working Man (1933)
1h 18m
Running Time
April 20, 1933Release Date
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 / John Walton
Bette Davis
Jenny Hartland / Jane Grey
Theodore Newton
Tommy Hartland
Gordon Westcott
Fred 'Freddie' Pettison
Hardie Albright
Benjamin Burnett
J. Farrell MacDonald
Henry 'Hank' Davis
John G. Adolfi
Director
Charles Kenyon
Writer
Charles E. Evans
Mr. Haslitt
Maude T. Howell
Writer
Frederick Burton
Judge Larson
Pat Wing
Reeves's Secretary
Edgar Franklin
Writer
Edward Van Sloan
Mr. Briggs
Sol Polito
Cinematographer
Owen Marks
Editor
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)
Jack L. Warner
Producer
Orry-Kelly
Costume Design
Darryl F. Zanuck
Producer
Media.
Details.
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.