An unemployed man hangs around his flat.An unemployed man hangs around his flat.An unemployed man hangs around his flat.
Katharine Alexander
- Ellen
- (as Katherine Alexander)
Arch Hendricks
- First Policeman
- (uncredited)
Pat Kearney
- Jack, the Second Policeman
- (uncredited)
Valli Roberts
- Doris, a Child
- (uncredited)
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Did you know
- TriviaThis short film is available as a bonus on the Warner DVD of Little Caesar (1931).
- GoofsGuy refers to his automatic handgun as "the old Army revolver".
- ConnectionsFeatured in Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story (2002)
Featured review
Nice for Tracy Fans
Hard Man, The (1930)
*** (out of 4)
Spencer Tracy, in his third film, plays a Depression-era father who is tired of seeing his young daughter go without. After reading about a robbery in the newspaper, the desperate father goes out with a gun in his hand leaving his wife to fear the worst. This Vitaphone short runs just six-minutes but fans of Tracy will certainly want to see his early performance here. As far as the film goes there's really nothing too special here as it appears this film was made just to see what type of performances the actors could give. As far as Tracy goes I really enjoyed his work here because it contains that intensity that we'd come to expect from the actor and I found it to be rather impressive. The story itself is nothing too special but I thought it was interesting to see the Depression tale as many watching this film were probably feeling the same way Tracy's character does.
*** (out of 4)
Spencer Tracy, in his third film, plays a Depression-era father who is tired of seeing his young daughter go without. After reading about a robbery in the newspaper, the desperate father goes out with a gun in his hand leaving his wife to fear the worst. This Vitaphone short runs just six-minutes but fans of Tracy will certainly want to see his early performance here. As far as the film goes there's really nothing too special here as it appears this film was made just to see what type of performances the actors could give. As far as Tracy goes I really enjoyed his work here because it contains that intensity that we'd come to expect from the actor and I found it to be rather impressive. The story itself is nothing too special but I thought it was interesting to see the Depression tale as many watching this film were probably feeling the same way Tracy's character does.
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- Michael_Elliott
- Jun 11, 2009
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- Runtime6 minutes
- Color
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