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.
- Date of release
- 1937-03-22
- TMDB
- 5.7 / 10 (7)
- Runtime
- 1h 1m
- Genres
- Action, Drama, Romance
- Director
- William Nigh
Casting
- 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
Interesting facts
Bill Cracks Down is a 1937 American action romantic drama film directed by William Nigh and starring Grant Withers, Beatrice Roberts, Ranny Weeks and Judith Allen. It was produced and distributed by Republic Pictures. The film was released under the alternative title Men of Steel in the United Kingdom.
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