Wrecking Crew
Wrecking Crew is a 1942 American drama film directed by Frank McDonald and starring Richard Arlen, Jean Parker, and Chester Morris.
Plot
When the O'Glendy Wrecking Company is contracted to demolish an old hotel, "cannonballer" Duke Mason shows up at the worksite, having been hired by boss Mike O'Glendy. Wrecker Tom Kemp accuses Duke of jinxing every project on which he works, and after foreman Matt Carney breaks up the ensuing fistfight, he assigns Duke, an arrogant risk-taker, to work with him on the building's high watertower. While aloft, Matt slips and desperately clings to the edge of the tower, and Duke casually jokes with him before pulling him to safety. Later, Mike, who took over the business after her husband's death, tells Matt that she has put up a bond to save the company, and that they only have four weeks to bring down the twelve-story building.
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More details
author | Maxwell Shane Richard Murphy |
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director | Frank McDonald |
editor | William H. Ziegler |
genre | action adventure drama |
keywords | act baby boy baseball pitcher break build christen empire state building help hidden money injured near miss river trap walk |
musicBy | Freddie Rich |
producer | William C. Thomas William H. Pine |
productionCompany | Pine-Thomas Productions |
publisher | Paramount Pictures |
theme | romantic drama |