Movie
The Working Man
Released: April 20, 1933 (1933)
Runtime: 78 minutes
Genres: Comedy, Drama
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.
Main Cast (Top 10 billed, oldest first)
- Charles E. Evans as Mr. Haslitt
Age at release: 76
- George Arliss as John Reeves alias John Walton
Age at release: 65
- Frederick Burton as Judge Larson
Age at release: 61
- J. Farrell MacDonald as Henry 'Hank' Davis
Age at release: 57
- Edward Van Sloan as Mr. Briggs
Age at release: 50
- Hardie Albright as Benjamin 'Benny' Burnett
Age at release: 29
- Gordon Westcott as Fred 'Freddie' Pettison
Age at release: 29
- Theodore Newton as Tommy Hartland
Age at release: 28
- Bette Davis as Jenny Hartland alias Jane Grey
Age at release: 25
- Pat Wing as Reeves's Secretary
Age at release: 17
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- Harry C. Bradley as Reeves Company Board Member (uncredited)
Age at release: 64
- Edward LeSaint as Reeves Company Board Member (uncredited)
Age at release: 62
- Helena Phillips Evans as Hartland's Cook Anna (uncredited)
Age at release: 57
- William V. Mong as Hartland Company Auditor (uncredited)
Age at release: 57
- Claire McDowell as Benjamin's Secretary
Age at release: 55
- Wallis Clark as Mike the Auditor (uncredited)
Age at release: 51
- Edward Cooper as Hartland's Butler Jackson (uncredited)
Age at release: 49
- Harrison Greene as Hartland Company Salesman (uncredited)
Age at release: 49
- Carl M. Leviness as Hartland Company Salesman (uncredited)
Age at release: 47
- Herbert Rawlinson as Reeves Company Board Member (uncredited)
Age at release: 47
- Clay Clement as Hartland Company Salesman Atkinson (uncredited)
Age at release: 44
- James Donlan as Hartland Company Salesman (uncredited)
Age at release: 44
- Selmer Jackson as Hartland Company Salesman (uncredited)
Age at release: 44
- Douglass Dumbrille as Lawyer Hammersmith (uncredited)
Age at release: 43
- Harold Minjir as Tommy's Bridge Partner (uncredited)
Age at release: 37
- Charles Sherlock as Waiter on Yacht (uncredited)
Age at release: 32
- Ruthelma Stevens as Mrs. Price
Age at release: 29
- Gertrude Sutton as Hartland's Maid Helen Ann (uncredited)
Age at release: 29
- Don Brodie as Hartland Company Salesman (uncredited)
Age at release: 28
- James Bush as Tommy's Bridge Opponent (uncredited)
Age at release: 25