The Working Man
The Working Man is a 1933 pre-Code American comedy film starring George Arliss and Bette Davis, and 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. The film is preserved in the Library of Congress collection.
Plot
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.
More details
author | Charles Kenyon Maude T. Howell |
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director | John G. Adolfi |
editor | George Amy |
genre | comedy |
keywords | best friend budding romance cry drive end fall out falling in love file fishing boat former best friend hide industrial espionage learn lose married meet spying on the reeves company strike true identity young couple young people |
musicBy | Leo F. Forbstein |
producer | Darryl F. Zanuck Jack L. Warner |
publisher | Warner Bros. |
theme | romantic comedy spy |