When steel magnate William Reardon passes, his surprising will forces his son Bill Junior to trade silk suits for steel boots! Working incognito as "Bill Hall" in his own mill, he must survive a year under tough foreman ‘Tons’ Walker to claim his inheritance. Sparks fly when Bill falls for worker Mary, igniting a rivalry with Walker in this gritty yet charming factory-floor drama.
Original title: Bill Cracks Down (1937)
Directed by William Nigh
Black & White version: https://youtu.be/um8mb4xTQ8U
🌟 Starring:
Grant Withers – ‘Tons’ Walker
Beatrice Roberts – Susan Bailey
Ranny Weeks – Bill Reardon Jr. (aka Bill Hall)
Judith Allen – Elaine Witworth
William Newell – Eddie ‘Porky’ Plunkett
Pierre Watkin – William ‘Bill’ Reardon Sr.
Roger Williams – Steve (Mill Foreman)
Georgia Caine – Mrs. Witworth
Greta Meyer – Hilda
Edgar Norton – Jarvis (the Butler)
Harry Depp – Smalley (the Lawyer)
Eugene King – Zimich
Landers Stevens – Dr. Colcord
Eddie ‘Rochester’ Anderson – Chauffeur
