Employees' Entrance

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Employees' Entrance

1933,

1h 15m,

Comedy/

Drama

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7 Reviews

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79%

50+ Ratings

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7 Reviews

79%

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50+ Ratings

Manipulative Kurt Anderson (Warren William), the manager at a department store, treats his employees ruthlessly. He hires Madeline Walters (Loretta Young) as a model only after sleeping with her, and drives assistant Martin West (Wallace Ford) crazy with his constant demands. When Madeline and Martin fall in love, they secretly marry, hoping to keep it from the boss. However, Anderson's temperament keeps causing stress for the newlyweds, causing early marital strife.

Mordaunt Hall

New York Times

Aug 8, 2006

Warren William gives quite an efficient portrait of a dictator of an important department store.

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Jonathan Rosenbaum

Chicago Reader

Jan 10, 2004

As an attack on ruthless capitalism, it goes a lot further than more recent efforts such as Wall Street, and it's amazing how much plot and character are gracefully shoehorned into 75 minutes.

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

Dec 7, 2020

2.5/4

...a slow-moving and mostly uneventful drama that nevertheless boasts an assortment of compelling attributes...

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James T. Hamada

The Nippu Jiji (Honolulu)

Jun 24, 2020

The Important thing about this picture Is that Warren William, who plays the lending role as a ruthless but extraordinarily efficient department store general manager. Is back In his old form.

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Sarah Boslaugh

Playback:stl

Nov 10, 2015

6/10

You quickly get used to the on-the-nose dialogue... and the story moves quickly while still managing to develop our interest in the main characters.

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

Oct 6, 2014

B

Clever comedy/melodrama about a nasty power-hungry boss who gets his comeuppance.

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Roy Del Ruth

Director

Warren William

Kurt Anderson

Loretta Young

Madeleine Walters West

Wallace Ford

Martin West

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Synopsis

Manipulative Kurt Anderson (Warren William), the manager at a department store, treats his employees ruthlessly. He hires Madeline Walters (Loretta Young) as a model only after sleeping with her, and drives assistant Martin West (Wallace Ford) crazy with his constant demands. When Madeline and Martin fall in love, they secretly marry, hoping to keep it from the boss. However, Anderson's temperament keeps causing stress for the newlyweds, causing early marital strife.

Director: Roy Del Ruth
Producer: Lucien Hubbard
Screenwriter: David Boehm, Robert Presnell Sr.
Distributor: Warner Bros., The Vitaphone Corporation
Production Co: First National Pictures
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 20, 1933, Original
Release Date (DVD): May 21, 2013
Runtime: 1h 15m

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