Film

Bill Cracks Down

1937 · 1h 1m · Action · Drama · Romance

IMDb

5.6

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.

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

• William NighDirector
• Stuart E. McGowanScreenplay
• Dorrell McGowanScreenplay
• William BerkeProducer
• William NoblesDirector of Photography
• Edward MannEditor

Release date

March 22, 1937

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 1m

Rated

PG

Genres

Action, Drama, Romance

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