The Working Man

A successful shoe manufacturer named John Reeves goes on vacation and meets the grown children of his recently deceased and much-respected competitor; they're on the verge of losing the family legacy through their careless behavior. Reeves takes it upon himself to save his rival's company by teaching the heirs a lesson in business.

George Arliss

(John Reeves alias John Walton)

Bette Davis

(Jenny Hartland alias Jane Grey)

Theodore Newton

(Tommy Hartland)

Hardie Albright

(Benjamin 'Benny' Burnett)

Gordon Westcott

(Fred 'Freddie' Pettison)

J. Farrell MacDonald

(Henry 'Hank' Davis)

Charles E. Evans

Frederick Burton

Pat Wing

(Reeves's Secretary)

Edward Van Sloan

Claire McDowell

(Benjamin's Secretary)

Ruthelma Stevens

Harry C. Bradley

(Reeves Company Board Member (uncredited))

Don Brodie

(Hartland Company Salesman (uncredited))

James Bush

(Tommy's Bridge Opponent (uncredited))

Wallis Clark

(Mike the Auditor (uncredited))

Clay Clement

(Hartland Company Salesman Atkinson (uncredited))

Edward Cooper

(Hartland's Butler Jackson (uncredited))

James Donlan

(Hartland Company Salesman (uncredited))

Douglass Dumbrille

(Lawyer Hammersmith (uncredited))

Helena Phillips Evans

(Hartland's Cook Anna (uncredited))

Harrison Greene

(Hartland Company Salesman (uncredited))

Selmer Jackson

(Hartland Company Salesman (uncredited))

Edward LeSaint

(Reeves Company Board Member (uncredited))

Carl M. Leviness

(Hartland Company Salesman (uncredited))

Harold Minjir

(Tommy's Bridge Partner (uncredited))

William V. Mong

(Hartland Company Auditor (uncredited))

Herbert Rawlinson

(Reeves Company Board Member (uncredited))

Charles Sherlock

(Waiter on Yacht (uncredited))

Gertrude Sutton

(Hartland's Maid Helen Ann (uncredited))

Richard Tucker

(Reeves Company Board Member (uncredited))