Employees' Entrance (1933)

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Warren William plays a high-powered ambitious executive who unflinchingly steamrolled his way to the top without regard for the havoc he left in his wake. As the manager of a Macy-like department store, he constantly browbeats his flunkies into submission, and ends-up driving at least one to suicide. Loretta Young plays the wife of one of William's minor employees (Wallace Ford), with whom the Big Boss has a brief affair during an office party. Eventually William gets his comeuppance, and Loretta is vindicated in the eyes of her hubby. A terrific example of pre-Motion Picture Production Code raciness, Employees' Entrance still causes audiences to gasp at its audaciousness when seen today--and also invokes loud laughter when William rebukes one of his errant vice presidents, asking him "What am I paying you so much for? Fifteen thousand a year!"

Cast

Warren William
as Kurt Anderson
Loretta Young
as Madeleine Walters West
Wallace Ford
as Martin West
Alice White
as Polly Dale
Albert Gran
as Ross
Allen Jenkins
as Sweeney
Marjorie Gateson
as Mrs. Hickox
Hale Hamilton
as Monroe
Ruth Donnelly
as Miss Hall
Zita Moulton
as Marion
Frank Reicher
as Garfinkle
Berton Churchill
as Bradford
Charles Sellon
as Higgins
Helen Mann
as Josie
Harry C. Bradley
as Meek
Frank McGlynn Sr.
as The Editor
Sam Godfrey
as The Man
Edward McWade
as An Employee
Henry Stockbridge
as Meek
Rev. Neal Dodd
as Minister
Muriel Gordon
as Girl
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Critic Reviews for Employees' Entrance

All Critics (3)

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.

Nov 10, 2015 | Rating: 6/10 | Full Review…
Playback:stl

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

Oct 6, 2014 | Rating: B | Full Review…
Ozus' World Movie Reviews

Literally has everything that makes [the pre-Code era] so magical.

Jul 4, 2007 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
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Audience Reviews for Employees' Entrance

½

hardcore precode with warren william, terrific as a ruthless executive and womanizer, firing people left and right and even driving one employee to suicide. the film still packs a punch 80 years later

Stella Dallas
Stella Dallas

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This movie is definitely pre-code, it's story is a realistic and truthful account of the troubles of a working girl and her boyfriend. This movie is worth a glance.

Aj V
Aj V

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Pre-code shenanigans, really quite lurid in its way.

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jay nixon

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