Bill Cracks Down (1937)
1937 · Feature film · 53 min · dir. William Nigh
- Action
- Drama
- Romance
Synopsis
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…
Synopsis from TMDb
Details
- Director
- William Nigh
- Writer
- Stuart E. McGowan
- Cinematography
- William Nobles
- Studio
- Republic Pictures
- Released
- 1937-03-22
- Running time
- 53 minutes
Cast & crew
William Nigh Director
Grant Withers
Beatrice Roberts- Ranny Weeks
Judith Allen
William Newell
Pierre Watkin
Roger Williams
Georgia Caine
Reviews on the Internet Archive
★★★ · 30s Screwball · flair · 2011-04-26
by the books , but enjoyable and satisfying . As with anything that has the name Berke attached to it, it moves right along at a zippy pace. I'd give three and half if I could.
