Manpower

Manpower

104 mins | Drama, Crime | Aug. 9, 1941

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.

Manpower

104 mins | Drama, Crime | Aug. 9, 1941

Manpower
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.
IMDb rating 6.6
Producers
Original title Manpower
Directors Russell Saunders, Raoul Walsh
Writers Richard Macaulay, Jerry Wald

Cast

Edward G. Robinson

as Hank McHenry

Marlene Dietrich

as Fay Duval

George Raft

as Johnny Marshall

Alan Hale

as Jumbo Wells

Frank McHugh

as Omaha

Eve Arden

as Dolly

Barton MacLane

as Smiley Quinn

Ward Bond

as Eddie Adams

Walter Catlett

as Sidney Whipple

Joyce Compton

as Scarlett

Lucia Carroll

as Flo

Egon Brecher

as Pop Duval

Cliff Clark

as Cully

Joseph Crehan

as Sweeney

Ben Welden

as Al Hurst

Barbara Pepper

as Polly

Dorothy Appleby

as Wilma

Murray Alper

as Lineman (uncredited)

Jean Ames

as Thelma (uncredited)

Sam Ash

as Midnight Club Patron (uncredited)

Lynn Baggett

as Girl (uncredited)

Leah Baird

as Mrs. Taylor (uncredited)

Muriel Barr

as Model (uncredited)

Diana Barrymore

as Girl (uncredited)

Arthur Q. Bryan

as Drunk Texan (uncredited)

Joyce Bryant

as Mrs. Brewster (uncredited)

Georgia Caine

as Head Nurse (uncredited)

Peter Caldwell

as Boy Playing Baseball (uncredited)

Nat Carr

as 28 Club Waiter (uncredited)

Glen Cavender

as Drunk Bounced from Midnight Club (uncredited)

Spencer Chan

as Club Patron (uncredited)

Eddy Chandler

as Detective in Raid (uncredited)

Chester Clute

as Drug Store Clerk (uncredited)

Joe Devlin

as Bartender (uncredited)

John Dilson

as Jail Clerk (uncredited)

Roland Drew

as Citizen Reporting Power Outage (uncredited)

Ralph Dunn

as Man Calling Sweeney (uncredited)

Dick Elliott

as Drunk Texan (uncredited)

Faye Emerson

as Nurse Who Lost Draw (uncredited)

Eddie Fetherston

as Power Company Telephone Operator (uncredited)

James Flavin

as Orderly About to Give Bath (uncredited)

Charles Fogel

as Club Patron (uncredited)

Brenda Fowler

as Mrs. Calkin (uncredited)

William Gould

as Freeman (uncredited)

Fred Graham

as Lineman at Cafe Counter (uncredited)

Carl Harbaugh

as Noisy Nash (uncredited)

John Harmon

as Benny (uncredited)

Harry Harvey Jr.

as Boy Playing Baseball (uncredited)

Al Herman

as Power Company Telephone Operator (uncredited)

Herbert Heywood

as Charlie (uncredited)

Friedrich Hollaender

as Accompanist (uncredited)

Harry Holman

as Justice of the Peace (uncredited)

Stuart Holmes

as 28 Club Bartender (uncredited)

William Hopper

as Power Company Telephone Operator (uncredited)

John Kelly

as 28 Club Bouncer (uncredited)

Paul King

as Club Patron (uncredited)

Barbara Land

as Marilyn (uncredited)

Vera Lewis

as Wife of the Justice of the Peace (uncredited)

Audra Lindley

as Nurse (uncredited)

Jack 'Tiny' Lipson

as Midnight Club Bartender (uncredited)

Al Lloyd

as Midnight Club Patron (uncredited)

Frank Mayo

as Midnight Club Doorman (uncredited)

Pat McKee

as Midnight Club Bouncer (uncredited)

Gayle Mellott

as Model (uncredited)

William Newell

as Lineman at Cafe Counter (uncredited)

Paul Panzer

as 28 Club Bartender (uncredited)

Lee Phelps

as Detective in Raid (uncredited)

Jane Randolph

as Hat Check Girl (uncredited)

John J. Richardson

as Midnight Club Waiter (uncredited)

Bobby Robb

as Boy Playing Baseball (uncredited)

Drew Roddy

as Boy Playing Baseball (uncredited)

William Royle

as Policeman in Raid (uncredited)

Cliff Saum

as Man to Call Substation (uncredited)

Jeffrey Sayre

as Power Company Telephone Operator (uncredited)

Harry Seymour

as Piano Player (uncredited)

Charles Sherlock

as Power Company Telephone Operator (uncredited)

Harry Strang

as Tommy (Foreman Sent to Line 191) (uncredited)

Robert Strange

as Bailsman (uncredited)

Charles Sullivan

as Lineman at Cafe Counter (uncredited)

Elliott Sullivan

as Lineman at Cafe Counter (uncredited)

Harry Tenbrook

as Midnight Club Waiter (uncredited)

Dorothy Vaughan

as Mrs. Boyle (uncredited)

Sailor Vincent

as Lineman (uncredited)

Nella Walker

as Floor Lady (uncredited)

Billy Wayne

as Taxi Driver (uncredited)

Dick Wessel

as Lineman at Cafe Counter (uncredited)

Joan Winfield

as Nurse Holding Baby (uncredited)

Isabel Withers

as Head Nurse (uncredited)

Beal Wong

as Wing Ling (uncredited)