Bill Cracks Down

William Nigh
1937-03-22


5
61 min

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.

Cast

Name Character Team
Grant Withers 'Tons' Walker Unowned
Beatrice Roberts Susan Bailey Unowned
Ranny Weeks Bill Reardon Jr., aka Bill Hall Unowned
Judith Allen Elaine Witworth Unowned
William Newell Eddie 'Porky' Plunkett Unowned
Pierre Watkin William 'Bill' Reardon Sr. Unowned
Roger Williams Steve, Mill Foreman Unowned
Georgia Caine Mrs. Witworth Unowned
Greta Meyer Hilda Unowned
Edgar Norton Jarvis, the Butler Unowned
Harry Depp Smalley, the Lawyer Unowned
Eugene King Zimich Unowned
Landers Stevens Dr. Colcord Unowned
Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson Chauffeur Unowned
Jean Carmen Girl Unowned