Bill Cracks Down
1937, English. Directed by William Nigh.
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.
- Runtime
- 1h 1m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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Bill Cracks Down is streaming on fuboTV, MGM+, and Philo in India.
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Cast & crew
- William NighDirector
- Grant Withers'Tons' Walker
- Beatrice RobertsSusan Bailey
- Ranny WeeksBill Reardon Jr., aka Bill Hall
- Judith AllenElaine Witworth
- William NewellEddie 'Porky' Plunkett
- Pierre WatkinWilliam 'Bill' Reardon Sr.
- Roger WilliamsSteve, Mill Foreman
- Georgia CaineMrs. Witworth
- Greta MeyerHilda
- Edgar NortonJarvis, the Butler
- Harry DeppSmalley, the Lawyer
- Eugene KingZimich
Details
- Released
- 22 March 1937
- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- Stuart E. McGowan, Dorrell McGowan
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Bill Cracks Down runs 61 minutes (1h 1m).
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Bill Cracks Down is streaming on fuboTV, MGM+, and Philo in India. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
What movies are like Bill Cracks Down?
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Who directed Bill Cracks Down?
Bill Cracks Down (1937) was directed by William Nigh and stars Grant Withers, Beatrice Roberts, Ranny Weeks.