The Working Man
7.2
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
31 people
George Arliss
John Reeves alias John Walton
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Bette Davis
Jenny Hartland alias Jane Grey
Known for
All About Eve
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?
Theodore Newton
Tommy Hartland
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Somebody Up There Likes Me
Friendly Persuasion
Hardie Albright
Benjamin 'Benny' Burnett
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The Pride of the Yankees
Three on a Match
Gordon Westcott
Fred 'Freddie' Pettison
Known for
Footlight Parade
J. Farrell MacDonald
Henry 'Hank' Davis
Known for
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
My Darling Clementine
Charles E. Evans
Mr. Haslitt
Also in
Happy Days
Disraeli
Frederick Burton
Judge Larson
Known for
The Big Trail
One Way Passage
Pat Wing
Reeves's Secretary
Also in
Hi, Nellie!
The Face on the Barroom Floor
Edward Van Sloan
Mr. Briggs
Known for
Frankenstein
Dracula
Claire McDowell
Benjamin's Secretary
Known for
The Big Parade
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
Ruthelma Stevens
Mrs. Price
Known for
The Scarlet Empress
John G. Adolfi Director · Charles Kenyon Screenplay Maude T. Howell Screenplay
Worldwide gross $822K · Budget $193K · United States release April 20, 1933
Box office
Budget
$193,000
Worldwide gross
$822,000
Gross vs. budget
4.3×
Production
The Vitaphone Corporation
Production
Warner Bros. Pictures
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · April 20, 1933
Theatrical
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