The Working Man

The Working Man

1933 | 1h 17m | Romantic Comedy, Comedy-Drama | TV-G

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Brief Synopsis

Academy Award winner Bette Davis stars in this comedy-drama as Jenny Hartland, a spoiled young heiress who learns about life and the value of hard work from a bored magnate working in her factory masquerading as a working man.

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Cast and Crew

DIRECTOR

John G. Adolfi

CAST

George Arliss

Bette Davis

Hardie Albright

Theodore Newton

Gordon Westcott

J. Farrell MacDonald

Charles E. Evans

Frederick Burton

Pat Wing

Edward Van Sloan

Claire McDowell

Ruthelma Stevens

PRODUCERS

Information not available.

WRITERS

Charles Kenyon

Maude T. Howell

Related Videos

Working Man, The (1933) -- (Movie Clip) Putter Around
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Shoe magnate Reeves (George Arliss), pretending to be a lowly accountant, has finagled his way into the yacht party hosted by Jenny (Bette Davis) and Tommy (Theodore Newton), the spendthrift children of his deceased friendly rival, in The Working Man, 1933.
Working Man, The (1933) -- (Movie Clip) Pair Of Worthless Brats
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Shoe manufacturer Reeves (George Arliss), vacationing in Maine with fishing pal (J. Farrell MacDonald), by chance meets the partying kids (Bette Davis, Theodore Newton) of his recently deceased rival, and hides his identity, early in The Working Man, 1933.
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Working Man, The - (Original Trailer)
Trailer
A wealthy manufacturer (George Arliss) takes a vacation incognito and ends up working for his chief rival. Co-starring Bette Davis.

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