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The Working Man is a american film of genre Drama directed by John G. Adolfi released in USA on 20 april 1933 with George Arliss
The Working Man (1933)
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Add to a movie listThe Working Man is a 1933 Pre-Code American comedy film 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.
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Successful shoe manufacturer John Reeves is annoyed with his staff, particularly his conceited nephew and company general manager Benjamin Burnett (who considers himself the driving force behind the firm), because they are losing ground to their longtime chief rival, headed by former best friend Tom Hartland. The two men had had a falling out after falling in love with the same woman; she married Hartland, and Reeves remained a bachelor. Nevertheless, Reeves is saddened to learn of Hartland's death.Actors
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)
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