United States / Aug 09, 1941 / NR
Raft and Robinson are at the brawling point!
1h 44min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
Hank McHenry and Johnny Marshall work as power company linesmen. Hank is injured in an accident and subsequently promoted to foreman of the gang. Tensions start to show in the road crew as rivalry between Hank and Johnny increases.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Ward Bond | Eddie Adams |
| Walter Catlett | Sidney Whipple |
| Joyce Compton | Scarlett |
| Lucia Carroll | Flo |
| Egon Brecher | Pop Duval |
| Cliff Clark | Cully |
| Joseph Crehan | Sweeney |
| Ben Welden | Al Hurst |
| Barbara Pepper | Polly |
| Dorothy Appleby | Wilma |
| Murray Alper | Lineman (uncredited) |
| Jean Ames | Thelma (uncredited) |
| Sam Ash | Midnight Club Patron (uncredited) |
| Lynn Baggett | Girl (uncredited) |
| Leah Baird | Mrs. Taylor (uncredited) |
| Muriel Barr | Model (uncredited) |
| Diana Barrymore | Girl (uncredited) |
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| Arthur Q. Bryan | Drunk Texan (uncredited) |
| Joyce Bryant | Mrs. Brewster (uncredited) |
| Georgia Caine | Head Nurse (uncredited) |
| Peter Caldwell | Boy Playing Baseball (uncredited) |
| Nat Carr | 28 Club Waiter (uncredited) |
| Glen Cavender | Drunk Bounced from Midnight Club (uncredited) |
| Spencer Chan | Club Patron (uncredited) |
| Eddy Chandler | Detective in Raid (uncredited) |
| Chester Clute | Drug Store Clerk (uncredited) |
| Joe Devlin | Bartender (uncredited) |
| John Dilson | Jail Clerk (uncredited) |
| Roland Drew | Citizen Reporting Power Outage (uncredited) |
| Ralph Dunn | Man Calling Sweeney (uncredited) |
| Dick Elliott | Drunk Texan (uncredited) |
| Faye Emerson | Nurse Who Lost Draw (uncredited) |
| Eddie Fetherston | Power Company Telephone Operator (uncredited) |
| James Flavin | Orderly About to Give Bath (uncredited) |
| Charles Fogel | Club Patron (uncredited) |
| Brenda Fowler | Mrs. Calkin (uncredited) |
| William Gould | Freeman (uncredited) |
| Fred Graham | Lineman at Cafe Counter (uncredited) |
| Carl Harbaugh | Noisy Nash (uncredited) |
| John Harmon | Benny (uncredited) |
| Harry Harvey Jr. | Boy Playing Baseball (uncredited) |
| Al Herman | Power Company Telephone Operator (uncredited) |
| Herbert Heywood | Charlie (uncredited) |
| Friedrich Hollaender | Accompanist (uncredited) |
| Harry Holman | Justice of the Peace (uncredited) |
| Stuart Holmes | 28 Club Bartender (uncredited) |
| William Hopper | Power Company Telephone Operator (uncredited) |
| John Kelly | 28 Club Bouncer (uncredited) |
| Paul King | Club Patron (uncredited) |
| Barbara Land | Marilyn (uncredited) |
| Vera Lewis | Wife of the Justice of the Peace (uncredited) |
| Audra Lindley | Nurse (uncredited) |
| Jack 'Tiny' Lipson | Midnight Club Bartender (uncredited) |
| Al Lloyd | Midnight Club Patron (uncredited) |
| Frank Mayo | Midnight Club Doorman (uncredited) |
| Pat McKee | Midnight Club Bouncer (uncredited) |
| Gayle Mellott | Model (uncredited) |
| William Newell | Lineman at Cafe Counter (uncredited) |
| Paul Panzer | 28 Club Bartender (uncredited) |
| Lee Phelps | Detective in Raid (uncredited) |
| Jane Randolph | Hat Check Girl (uncredited) |
| John J. Richardson | Midnight Club Waiter (uncredited) |
| Bobby Robb | Boy Playing Baseball (uncredited) |
| Drew Roddy | Boy Playing Baseball (uncredited) |
| William Royle | Policeman in Raid (uncredited) |
| Cliff Saum | Man to Call Substation (uncredited) |
| Jeffrey Sayre | Power Company Telephone Operator (uncredited) |
| Harry Seymour | Piano Player (uncredited) |
| Charles Sherlock | Power Company Telephone Operator (uncredited) |
| Harry Strang | Tommy (Foreman Sent to Line 191) (uncredited) |
| Robert Strange | Bailsman (uncredited) |
| Charles Sullivan | Lineman at Cafe Counter (uncredited) |
| Elliott Sullivan | Lineman at Cafe Counter (uncredited) |
| Harry Tenbrook | Midnight Club Waiter (uncredited) |
| Dorothy Vaughan | Mrs. Boyle (uncredited) |
| Sailor Vincent | Lineman (uncredited) |
| Nella Walker | Floor Lady (uncredited) |
| Billy Wayne | Taxi Driver (uncredited) |
| Dick Wessel | Lineman at Cafe Counter (uncredited) |
| Joan Winfield | Nurse Holding Baby (uncredited) |
| Isabel Withers | Head Nurse (uncredited) |
| Beal Wong | Wing Ling (uncredited) |
| Virginia Hill | Hat Check Girl (Uncredited) |
Genres
CrimeDrama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Manpower |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | First National Pictures, Warner Bros. Pictures |
| Release date | 9 agosto 1941 |
| Executive producer | Hal B. Wallis |
| Production | Mark Hellinger, Jack Saper |
| Writer | Richard Macaulay, Jerry Wald |
| Editing | Ralph Dawson |
| Cinematography | Ernest Haller |
| Assistant directors | Russell Saunders, Raoul Walsh |
| Camera operators | Ernest Haller |
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| Additional photography | Ernest Haller |
| Production design | Max Parker |
| Art direction | Max Parker |
| Set decoration | Max Parker |
| Special effects | Hans F. Koenekamp, Byron Haskin |
| Stunts | Buster Wiles |
| Music | Adolph Deutsch, Leo F. Forbstein, Dolph Thomas |
| Sound | Leo F. Forbstein, Dolph Thomas, Adolph Deutsch |
| Costume design | Milo Anderson, Perc Westmore |
| Makeup | Perc Westmore, Milo Anderson |
| Hairstyling | Milo Anderson, Perc Westmore |
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