Bill Cracks Down (1937)
19371h 1mActionDramaRomance
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.
Cast
Grant Withers'Tons' Walker
Beatrice RobertsSusan Bailey- RRanny WeeksBill Reardon Jr., aka Bill Hall
Judith AllenElaine Witworth
William NewellEddie 'Porky' Plunkett
Pierre WatkinWilliam 'Bill' Reardon Sr.
Roger WilliamsSteve, Mill Foreman
Georgia CaineMrs. Witworth
Greta MeyerHilda
Edgar NortonJarvis, the Butler
Harry DeppSmalley, the Lawyer- EEugene KingZimich
Landers StevensDr. Colcord
Eddie 'Rochester' AndersonChauffeur
Jean CarmenGirl
Crew
- Director
- William Nigh
- Producers
- William Berke
- Cinematography
- William Nobles
- Editing
- Edward Mann
Details
- Released
- March 22, 1937
- Language
- English
- Studio
- Republic Pictures
- IMDb
- tt0028634