Employees' Entrance (1933)

Kurt Anderson is the tyrannical manager of a New York department store in financial straits. He thinks nothing of firing an employee of more than 20 years or of toying with the affections ... See full summary »

Director:

Roy Del Ruth

Writers:

Robert Presnell Sr. (screen play), David Boehm (based on a play by)

Stars:

Warren William, Loretta Young, Wallace Ford

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Warren William	...	Kurt Anderson
Loretta Young	...	Madeline
Wallace Ford	...	Martin West
Alice White	...	Polly
Hale Hamilton	...	Monroe
Albert Gran	...	Ross
Marjorie Gateson	...	Mrs. Hickox
Ruth Donnelly	...	Miss Hall
Frank Reicher	...	Garfinkle
Charles Sellon	...	Higgins
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Frank McGlynn Sr.	...	The Editor (scenes deleted)

Storyline

Kurt Anderson is the tyrannical manager of a New York department store in financial straits. He thinks nothing of firing an employee of more than 20 years or of toying with the affections of every woman he meets. One such victim is Madeline, a beautiful young woman in need of a job. Anderson hires her as a salesgirl, but not before the two spend the night together. Madeline is ashamed, especially after she falls for Martin West, a rising young star at the store. Her biggest fear is that Martin finds out the truth about her "career move."

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Plot Keywords:

tyrannical | department store | cutting employee's salary | love affair | elevator operator | 

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Genres:

Drama | Romance

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

11 February 1933 (USA)

Also Known As:

Guerra bianca

Box Office

Budget:

$188,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

First National Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

75 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Quotes

Kurt Anderson: There's no room for sympathy or softness - my code is smash or be smashed!

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Connections

Featured in A Simple Game of Catch (2012)

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Soundtracks

"I Found a Million Dollar Baby (In a Five and Ten Cent Store)"
(1931) (uncredited)
Music by Harry Warren
Played as background music in scenes with Alice White

User Reviews

Chance encouter --- slice of history

I ran across this movie by chance and then ran to IMBD to learn more about it. I was amazed by how the film enlightened me on the era and actually how similar corporations and people in them still behave today.. William Warren is excellent in the role of the tyrannical boss with the hots for the married sales girl (Loretta Young). I was surprised by the the openness of the film (for the time), but apparently after reading some of the other comments, this is typical of the pre-code era of films. Too bad things had to change. You can pick up a lot of social history from this kind of film despite it being a bit one dimensional.