If there was only one reason to like this movie, then it would be because Kurt Anderson (Warren William) stayed true to his word and to his character all the way through to the end. Even though he was a boorish man he never broke character once.
Every time a main character says that he or she does not want to get married, or does not want to fall in love, because it will cramp their style or be a hindrance to their plans, etc., they invariably get married by some point. It's usually a clear indication that they are going to get married when they say they don't want to be married or they have no time to get married.
In "Employees' Entrance" Kurt Anderson was a cutthroat, mean, efficient, and actually effective boss. It's a role Warren William became known for (see "Under Eighteen," "Beauty and the Boss," "Skyscraper Souls," and my favorite: "Lady for a Day"). He had no time for feelings, sympathy, or anything that would get in the way of him making any effective business decision. If that meant put a man on the street when he's got kids to feed, then that's what it meant. The only time he was anything other than a brutal dictator was when he gave himself allowances for a female. It wasn't to love a woman, but just to make love to a woman.
When he met Madeleine* Walters (Lorreta Young) in his department store as she was hanging around hoping to land the job, he took her home and enjoyed her. She got a job out of that one night stand, and for the most part they went their separate ways. Madeleine soon fell in love with and married an employee of the department store named Martin West (Wallace Ford). The marriage was an issue, not because she had been intimate with both their boss, Kurt Anderson, but because Kurt wanted to mold Martin into a Mini-Me and to Kurt, marriage was out of the question for an effective businessman.
Warren William did his thing, as always when he plays a tyrannical boss. He has the voice and the stature to pull it off, even though there's always a hint or more of comedy in his antics. He's never outright evil, and you can never really hate him. He always has a bit of good in him that makes you overlook, or simply laugh at his meanness.
As for Loretta Young, she has never impressed me. She always comes off too weak and delicate for my tastes. Still, she didn't ruin the movie. The movie was carried by Warren William and the excellent script.
*Madeleine was how she spelled her name on her marriage certificate, "Madeline" was how it was spelled in the opening credits
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Every time a main character says that he or she does not want to get married, or does not want to fall in love, because it will cramp their style or be a hindrance to their plans, etc., they invariably get married by some point. It's usually a clear indication that they are going to get married when they say they don't want to be married or they have no time to get married.
In "Employees' Entrance" Kurt Anderson was a cutthroat, mean, efficient, and actually effective boss. It's a role Warren William became known for (see "Under Eighteen," "Beauty and the Boss," "Skyscraper Souls," and my favorite: "Lady for a Day"). He had no time for feelings, sympathy, or anything that would get in the way of him making any effective business decision. If that meant put a man on the street when he's got kids to feed, then that's what it meant. The only time he was anything other than a brutal dictator was when he gave himself allowances for a female. It wasn't to love a woman, but just to make love to a woman.
When he met Madeleine* Walters (Lorreta Young) in his department store as she was hanging around hoping to land the job, he took her home and enjoyed her. She got a job out of that one night stand, and for the most part they went their separate ways. Madeleine soon fell in love with and married an employee of the department store named Martin West (Wallace Ford). The marriage was an issue, not because she had been intimate with both their boss, Kurt Anderson, but because Kurt wanted to mold Martin into a Mini-Me and to Kurt, marriage was out of the question for an effective businessman.
Warren William did his thing, as always when he plays a tyrannical boss. He has the voice and the stature to pull it off, even though there's always a hint or more of comedy in his antics. He's never outright evil, and you can never really hate him. He always has a bit of good in him that makes you overlook, or simply laugh at his meanness.
As for Loretta Young, she has never impressed me. She always comes off too weak and delicate for my tastes. Still, she didn't ruin the movie. The movie was carried by Warren William and the excellent script.
*Madeleine was how she spelled her name on her marriage certificate, "Madeline" was how it was spelled in the opening credits
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