THE WORKING MAN
Dirección: John G. Adolfi.
Productores: Jack L. Warner y Darryl F. Zanuck.
Producción: Warner Bros., 1933.
Guión: Charles Kenyon y Maude T. Howell.
Argumento: el libro The Adopted Father, de Edgar Franklin.
Música: Leo F. Forbstein.
Fotografía: Sol Polito, b/n.
Dirección artística: Jack Okey.
Vestuario: Orry-Kelly.
Reparto:
John Reeves . . . . . George Arliss
Jenny Hartland . . . . . Bette Davis
Benjamin Reeves . . . . . Hardie Albright
Henry Davidson . . . . . J. Farrell MacDonald
Tommy Hartland . . . . . Theodore Newton
Mr. Briggs . . . . . Edward Van Sloan
Fred Pettison . . . . . Gordon Westcott
Mr. Haslitt . . . . . Charles Evans
Judge Larson . . . . . Frederick Burton
Reeves's stenographer . . . . . Pat Wing
Benjamin's secretary . . . . . Claire McDowell
Mrs. Price . . . . . Ruthelma Stevens
Butler . . . . . Edward Cooper
Hammersmith . . . . . Wallis Clark
Ann . . . . . Gertrude Sutton
Género: Comedia, drama, romace.
Imdb wikipedia
[quote]Sinopsis:
Wealthy shoe magnate John Reeves finds himself without motivation when his chief rival dies. Needing a change of scenery, he leaves the business in the hands of his conceited nephew Benjamin and heads off on a fishing vacation in Maine, where he meets Jenny and Tommy Hartland, the fun-loving brother and sister heirs to his deceased competitor's firm, which is close to bankruptcy.
Pretending to be penniless hobo John Walton, he gets himself hired to work in their factory, which he discovers is being mismanaged by Fred Pettison. He soon makes dramatic changes in its operation that greatly improve its financial standing, and has himself appointed a trustee of the Hartland estate in order to force Jenny and Tommy to learn some responsibility.
Tommy begins working at his own company while his sister, anxious to find out why their shoes are less popular than those manufactured by Reeves, takes a job with the other comany under the assumed name of Jane Grey. She finds herself attracted to Benjamin, unaware he's involved in an ongoing battle with his uncle, who hopes to teach him a few lessons about running a business by keeping him on his toes. Benjamin discovers Jane's true identity and, assuming she was spying on the company, ends their relationship. Reeves sets him straight, and the two companies merge.[/quote]
Foto de rodaje The Working Man.
He encontrado en The New York Times esta crítica de la época:
[quote]
George Arliss in a Pictorial Translation of the Novel "The Adopted Father."
By MORDAUNT HALL.
Published: April 21, 1933
In a breezy but somewhat shallow pictorial comedy called "The Working Man," an adaptation of Edgar Franklin's novel, "The Adopted Father," George Arliss offers an ingratiating charactier study in a rôle that suits him as well as did his part in that highly successful film, "The Millionaire." At the first showing of this production an audience in the Radio City Music Hall greeted several episodes with hearty laughter.
Here Mr. Arliss portrays John Reeves, a shoe manufacturer who is a steadfast believer in the value of advertising. He delights in a business battle, particularly with his chief competitor, Hartland, who many years before had married the girl with whom Reeves also had been in love. She has passed out of this life before the tale begins and soon after the introductory sequence, Hartland himself dies of a heart attack.
Having no real rival in his line and therefore nobody to fight, Reeves promotes his nephew, Benjamin, to the position of general manager, and soon this young man begins to attribute the firm's prosperity to his own business acumen. Benjamin does not precisely dislike being referred to as a young Napoleon, which causes old Reeves to chuckle. Things being too tame for him, Reeves goes on a fishing holiday in Maine, where he enjoys the companionship of Henry Davidson.
Through a series of happenings he encounters Tommy and Jenny Hartland, children of his late rival. They are wild young persons, reckless with their money and very fond of drinking until the wee sma' hours. Having been referred to as Isaac Walton, he poses, not as Isaac, but as Mr. Walton and in course of time he is offered a position in the Hartland factory. It is quite evident that he has no intentions of spying on the Hartland works, but rather to see how he can help to make it more successful—in a fight with his nephew, who believes that he is still in Maine.
Promotion comes speedily to Reeves in the Hartland works and he eventually finds himself trustee or guardian for Tommy and Jenny. It is not for a moment anticipated by the young persons that he will be anything more than a genial puppet, but to their amazement he takes the job most seriously and startles them with the changes made in the running of their house. He encourages Tommy to go to work, and Jenny eventually under an assumed name is employed in the Reeves factory. She wants to find out why Reeves shoes sell and the Hartland shoes do not. Reeves, after several attempts to buy control of the Hartland factory, finally brings matters to a head by bearding the manager of the works, Pettison, in his den, and, as trustee of the estate, discharging him.
Mr. Reeves is cheery, but always alert. He especially likes the battle he gives to his conceited nephew, likening himself to Wellington about to defeat Napoleon The episodes are worked out agreeably and with enough suspense to be sure of arousing the desired mirth. Quite a number of Mr. Arliss's lines are humorous and there is no denying that the actor uses them most effectively.
Bette Davis, whose diction is music to the ears, does good work in the rôle of Jenny. This character has her trials in dealing with a typewriter, but if she does strike the capital letters in the wrong places, there is no denying that her spelling is perfect. J. Farrell MacDonald is very real as Reeves's old fishing buddy. Hardie Albright makes Benjamin too conceited to be likeable in the end. He, however, is not altogether responsible for this extravagance, for the part is crudely written. Theodore Newton is acceptable as Tommy Hartland.
Another excellent Walt Disney "Silly Symphony" in Technicolor is to be seen at this theatre. It is called "Noah's Ark." The sight of the animals contributing their bit toward the building of the Ark, the singing of Noah and his wife and the tossing of the craft before it settles on Mount Ararat are pictured with a stroke of genius.
On the Stage.
The principal feature in the stage show is entitled "Tabloid" and it is an impressionistic conception of news, but referred to as a tone poem. It is well done, but it would be even more effective without any spoken lines except those uttered by LaMar King, whose part is that of The Voice.[/quote]
Para seguir matando el tiempo, me he puesto a traducir los subtítulos incrustados en francés de esta película de una primeriza Bette Davis. No prometo nada en cuanto al tiempo. Una película muy entretenida, rápida. Manufactura taylorista Warner Bros.
Con una Davis espléndida como siempre. Y uno de mis actores - no sé muy bien porqué - preferidos: G. Arliss.
Fue la última película de su director, John G. Adolfi (1888-1933), uno de esos raros directores con una fase de aprendizaje y gran desarrollo en el cine silente, y tan sólo cuatro películas en los inicios del sonoro.
The Working Man (John G.Adolfi, 1933) VOSF.avi 
Subtítulos en español
[quote]Para los curios@s, en el emule hay otras dos pelis - que estoy bajando - de este director:
The Man Who Played God (1932) y The Show of Shows (1929) [/quote]
Saúdos,
Dirección: John G. Adolfi.
Productores: Jack L. Warner y Darryl F. Zanuck.
Producción: Warner Bros., 1933.
Guión: Charles Kenyon y Maude T. Howell.
Argumento: el libro The Adopted Father, de Edgar Franklin.
Música: Leo F. Forbstein.
Fotografía: Sol Polito, b/n.
Dirección artística: Jack Okey.
Vestuario: Orry-Kelly.
Reparto:
John Reeves . . . . . George Arliss
Jenny Hartland . . . . . Bette Davis
Benjamin Reeves . . . . . Hardie Albright
Henry Davidson . . . . . J. Farrell MacDonald
Tommy Hartland . . . . . Theodore Newton
Mr. Briggs . . . . . Edward Van Sloan
Fred Pettison . . . . . Gordon Westcott
Mr. Haslitt . . . . . Charles Evans
Judge Larson . . . . . Frederick Burton
Reeves's stenographer . . . . . Pat Wing
Benjamin's secretary . . . . . Claire McDowell
Mrs. Price . . . . . Ruthelma Stevens
Butler . . . . . Edward Cooper
Hammersmith . . . . . Wallis Clark
Ann . . . . . Gertrude Sutton
Género: Comedia, drama, romace.
Imdb wikipedia
[quote]Sinopsis:
Wealthy shoe magnate John Reeves finds himself without motivation when his chief rival dies. Needing a change of scenery, he leaves the business in the hands of his conceited nephew Benjamin and heads off on a fishing vacation in Maine, where he meets Jenny and Tommy Hartland, the fun-loving brother and sister heirs to his deceased competitor's firm, which is close to bankruptcy.
Pretending to be penniless hobo John Walton, he gets himself hired to work in their factory, which he discovers is being mismanaged by Fred Pettison. He soon makes dramatic changes in its operation that greatly improve its financial standing, and has himself appointed a trustee of the Hartland estate in order to force Jenny and Tommy to learn some responsibility.
Tommy begins working at his own company while his sister, anxious to find out why their shoes are less popular than those manufactured by Reeves, takes a job with the other comany under the assumed name of Jane Grey. She finds herself attracted to Benjamin, unaware he's involved in an ongoing battle with his uncle, who hopes to teach him a few lessons about running a business by keeping him on his toes. Benjamin discovers Jane's true identity and, assuming she was spying on the company, ends their relationship. Reeves sets him straight, and the two companies merge.[/quote]
Foto de rodaje The Working Man.
He encontrado en The New York Times esta crítica de la época:
[quote]
George Arliss in a Pictorial Translation of the Novel "The Adopted Father."
By MORDAUNT HALL.
Published: April 21, 1933
In a breezy but somewhat shallow pictorial comedy called "The Working Man," an adaptation of Edgar Franklin's novel, "The Adopted Father," George Arliss offers an ingratiating charactier study in a rôle that suits him as well as did his part in that highly successful film, "The Millionaire." At the first showing of this production an audience in the Radio City Music Hall greeted several episodes with hearty laughter.
Here Mr. Arliss portrays John Reeves, a shoe manufacturer who is a steadfast believer in the value of advertising. He delights in a business battle, particularly with his chief competitor, Hartland, who many years before had married the girl with whom Reeves also had been in love. She has passed out of this life before the tale begins and soon after the introductory sequence, Hartland himself dies of a heart attack.
Having no real rival in his line and therefore nobody to fight, Reeves promotes his nephew, Benjamin, to the position of general manager, and soon this young man begins to attribute the firm's prosperity to his own business acumen. Benjamin does not precisely dislike being referred to as a young Napoleon, which causes old Reeves to chuckle. Things being too tame for him, Reeves goes on a fishing holiday in Maine, where he enjoys the companionship of Henry Davidson.
Through a series of happenings he encounters Tommy and Jenny Hartland, children of his late rival. They are wild young persons, reckless with their money and very fond of drinking until the wee sma' hours. Having been referred to as Isaac Walton, he poses, not as Isaac, but as Mr. Walton and in course of time he is offered a position in the Hartland factory. It is quite evident that he has no intentions of spying on the Hartland works, but rather to see how he can help to make it more successful—in a fight with his nephew, who believes that he is still in Maine.
Promotion comes speedily to Reeves in the Hartland works and he eventually finds himself trustee or guardian for Tommy and Jenny. It is not for a moment anticipated by the young persons that he will be anything more than a genial puppet, but to their amazement he takes the job most seriously and startles them with the changes made in the running of their house. He encourages Tommy to go to work, and Jenny eventually under an assumed name is employed in the Reeves factory. She wants to find out why Reeves shoes sell and the Hartland shoes do not. Reeves, after several attempts to buy control of the Hartland factory, finally brings matters to a head by bearding the manager of the works, Pettison, in his den, and, as trustee of the estate, discharging him.
Mr. Reeves is cheery, but always alert. He especially likes the battle he gives to his conceited nephew, likening himself to Wellington about to defeat Napoleon The episodes are worked out agreeably and with enough suspense to be sure of arousing the desired mirth. Quite a number of Mr. Arliss's lines are humorous and there is no denying that the actor uses them most effectively.
Bette Davis, whose diction is music to the ears, does good work in the rôle of Jenny. This character has her trials in dealing with a typewriter, but if she does strike the capital letters in the wrong places, there is no denying that her spelling is perfect. J. Farrell MacDonald is very real as Reeves's old fishing buddy. Hardie Albright makes Benjamin too conceited to be likeable in the end. He, however, is not altogether responsible for this extravagance, for the part is crudely written. Theodore Newton is acceptable as Tommy Hartland.
Another excellent Walt Disney "Silly Symphony" in Technicolor is to be seen at this theatre. It is called "Noah's Ark." The sight of the animals contributing their bit toward the building of the Ark, the singing of Noah and his wife and the tossing of the craft before it settles on Mount Ararat are pictured with a stroke of genius.
On the Stage.
The principal feature in the stage show is entitled "Tabloid" and it is an impressionistic conception of news, but referred to as a tone poem. It is well done, but it would be even more effective without any spoken lines except those uttered by LaMar King, whose part is that of The Voice.[/quote]
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Para seguir matando el tiempo, me he puesto a traducir los subtítulos incrustados en francés de esta película de una primeriza Bette Davis. No prometo nada en cuanto al tiempo. Una película muy entretenida, rápida. Manufactura taylorista Warner Bros.
Con una Davis espléndida como siempre. Y uno de mis actores - no sé muy bien porqué - preferidos: G. Arliss.
Fue la última película de su director, John G. Adolfi (1888-1933), uno de esos raros directores con una fase de aprendizaje y gran desarrollo en el cine silente, y tan sólo cuatro películas en los inicios del sonoro.
The Working Man (John G.Adolfi, 1933) VOSF.avi Subtítulos en español
[quote]Para los curios@s, en el emule hay otras dos pelis - que estoy bajando - de este director:
The Man Who Played God (1932) y The Show of Shows (1929) [/quote]Saúdos,
