Bill Cracks Down (1937)
William Reardon, a steel magnate, dies and leaves a strange will. When his spineless and dandified heir and son returns home from living in Paris, he finds "Tons' Walker, a strong and burly steel worker running the company, per his late-father's will request. He also finds that his father's will specifies the Junior will change his name to Bill Hall and work in the family steel mill for a year under the fake name. Walker's job is to make a man out of the son. The son is not overjoyed by this prospect. Neither is Walker.
Director:
William Nigh
Writers:
Dorrell McGowan, Stuart E. McGowan.
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Grant Withers as 'Tons' Walker |
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Beatrice Roberts as Susan Bailey |
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Ranny Weeks as Bill Reardon Jr., aka Bill Hall |
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Judith Allen as Elaine Witworth |
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William Newell as Eddie 'Porky' Plunkett |
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Pierre Watkin as William 'Bill' Reardon Sr. |
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Roger Williams as Steve, Mill Foreman |
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Georgia Caine as Mrs. Witworth |
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Greta Meyer as Hilda |
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Edgar Norton as Jarvis, the Butler |
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Harry Depp as Smalley, the Lawyer |
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Eugene King as Zimich |
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Landers Stevens as Dr. Colcord |
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Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson as Chauffeur |
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Jean Carmen as Girl |
| Directing | William Nigh | Director |
| Writing | Dorrell McGowan | Screenplay |
| Writing | Stuart E. McGowan | Screenplay |
| Production | William Berke | Producer |
| Editing | Edward Mann | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Eloise | Costume Design |
| Camera | William Nobles | Director of Photography |