A great mix of older, seasoned actor George Arliss and new to the scene Bette Davis. Arliss had played "Disraeli" TWICE already, and easily moved into talkies. Davis was just getting started in hollywood. Reeves (Arliss) runs a shoe company, and takes a vacation. While on vacation, he gets involved in his rival's company, and leaves his own company in the hands of his nephew Benjamin. Reeves had been good friends with the rival, but parted ways years before to run their own companies. and after his own nephew said he's too old to run the business, Reeves is itching to show Benjamin he can still run a business, while helping his rivals' kids at the same time. But there are some twists along the way. Interesting take on how people handled the depression; so many families started with big money. some kept it, some lost it. Directed by John Adolfi, who only made one more film for Warner Brothers before he passed away at age 52. it's a fairly simple story, but has a fun sense of humor along the way.
Review of The Working Man
