The read
It runs a compact 1h 30m.
Synopsis
The son of a ruthless meatpacking king goes through a number of changes in ideals and motivations as he reluctantly inherits the mantle and falls in love.
Ratings
IMDb6/10
14 audience votes
Key crew
- Alfred E. GreenDirector
- Sidney SutherlandScreenplay
- Charles KenyonScreenplay
- Bernhard KaunOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Edward G. RobinsonJohn Mansfield Hayden
- Kay FrancisLaura McDonald
- Genevieve TobinMartha Lane Hayden
- Robert BarratPhineas D. Lane aka Charles Lane
- Murray KinnellDavenport
- Robert McWadeLarkin
- J. Farrell MacDonaldShuster
- Henry KolkerMr. Sanborn
- George BlackwoodHenry
- Walter WalkerOliver
- Henry O'NeillMr. Farrell
- E.J. RatcliffeTheodore Roosevelt
Stills
Themes
chicago, illinoispre-codehistorical eventmeatpackeraccounting fraudunethical business