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The Working Man (1933)

The Working Man poster
Directed by
John G. Adolfi
Genre
comedy, drama
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 18m
Rating
6.5 of 10 from 8 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A wealthy businessman poses as a regular worker to reconnect with his estranged sons. He also takes in a young woman as a secretary, leading to romantic complications.

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What happens

The Working Man is a 1933 pre-Code American comedy film starring George Arliss and Bette Davis, and directed by John G. Adolfi. The screenplay by Charles Kenyon and Maude T. Howell is based on the story The Adopted Father by Edgar Franklin. The film is preserved in the Library of Congress collection. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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