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Bill Cracks Down (1937)
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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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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Genre:Action, Drama, Romance
Written By:Stuart E. McGowan, Dorrell McGowan
In Theaters:3/22/1937
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Runtime:61 minutes
Studio:Republic Pictures
Cast
William Nigh
Director
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
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