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Plot

A shopkeeper suffers after he is laid off during the Depression in this drama adapted from the English play Service. He had worked at that shop for over 40 years. It was a family tradition to work at that shop. But now, his boss is selling the shop to a lower-priced rival, and the poor man and his family are left to cope with the devastating loss.
MPAA Rating:
Genre(s):
Drama
Run Time:
76min.
Distributor(s):
MGM
Director(s):
Clarence Brown
Starring:
Lionel Barrymore , Benita Hume , Elizabeth Allan , Phillips Holmes
Themes:
Down on Their Luck
Tone:
Downbeat,Gritty,Tense
Keywords:
against-all-odds,clerk,department-store,employment,family,foreclosure,owner,poverty,selling,shop,store,survivor,unemployment