Bill Cracks Down (1937)
Overview
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.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 1.412 |
Directed By
William Nigh
Crew
William Nigh
Dorrell McGowan
Stuart E. McGowan
William Berke
Edward Mann
Eloise
William Nobles
TOP CAST
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
Jean Carmen
Girl
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