Fast Workers (1933)

Gunner and Bucker are pals who work as riveters. Whenever Bucker gets the urge to marry, which is often, Gunner will hit on his girl to see if she is true or not. So far, Gunner has not ... See full summary »

Writers:

John McDermott (play), Karl Brown (continuity),

Stars:

John Gilbert, Robert Armstrong, Mae Clarke

Cast

Complete credited cast:
John Gilbert	...	Gunner Smith
Robert Armstrong	...	Bucker Reilly
Mae Clarke	...	Mary
Muriel Kirkland	...	Millie
Vince Barnett	...	Spike
Virginia Cherrill	...	Virginia
Muriel Evans	...	Nurse
Sterling Holloway	...	Pinky Magoo
Guy Usher	...	Scudder
Warner Richmond	...	Feets Wilson
Bob Burns	...	Alabam' (as Robert Burns)

Storyline

Gunner and Bucker are pals who work as riveters. Whenever Bucker gets the urge to marry, which is often, Gunner will hit on his girl to see if she is true or not. So far, Gunner has not failed. But one night, while Gunner is in jail, Bucker meets Mary, a tough dame with a line. He falls for her, and she falls for his dough. But Mary is already a gal pal of Gunner, and no two know about the third one. The trouble starts when the triangle is revealed too late.

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Plot Keywords:

judge | trial | rivet | betrayal | deception | 

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Taglines:

They were not the marrying kind, so they agreed that neither one could wed until his pal had tried to win his girl away! The funniest love-test ever made, with thrills and laughs galore when they both fall for the same girl!

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Genres:

Drama

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Certificate:

Passed

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

10 March 1933 (USA)

Also Known As:

Rivets

Filming Locations:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

66 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Sound System)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

John McDermott's play, "Rivets", was never produced.

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Connections

Features Laughing Sinners (1931)

User Reviews

Very Touching

In some ways, this is like "La Chienne." The characters are simple, Everyman-types. The characters are basically a guy, a girl, the guy's buddy. The plot seems inevitable.

Tod Browning directed "Freaks" at just about the same time. How different from that this is! And Robert Armongstrong, very appealing as a kind of goofy loser here, played Carl Denham in "King Kong" the same year! Mae Clark, though she plays a tough, hard woman, is appealing. She is costumed interestingly against type. She doesn't look like a siren or a bad girl. She always wears a hat and an innocent looking suit. Though she is not kind of Armstrong, I don't think we're meant to dislike her.

The star is John Gilbert. He was such a good actor, too. He looks dissipated and considerably older than he was. But he is fully up to the admittedly somewhat rather minor demands of the role. What a shame that his career ended so badly and so soon after this came out!