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Fast Workers (1933)

Fast Workers poster
Directed by
Tod Browning
Genre
drama film, silent film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 06m
Rated
NR
Rating
5.0 of 10 from 8 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Two construction workers compete for the same woman. The rivalry tests their friendship and leads to conflicts on the job.

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What happens

Fast Workers, also known as Rivets, is a 1933 pre-Code comedy-drama film starring John Gilbert and Robert Armstrong as construction workers and romantic rivals for the character played by Mae Clarke. The film, which is based on the unproduced play Rivets by John McDermott, was directed by an uncredited Tod Browning. The supporting cast features Virginia Cherrill and Sterling Holloway. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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