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Career (1939)
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80 min | Drama

Career (1939)

Passed

80 min | Drama

Merchant Stephen Cruthers is a pillar of strength in his small Iowa town. He empathizes with his son Ray when the boy is torn between pursuing a medical career or marrying Sylvia, banker Clem Bartholomew's daughter. Stephen's good deeds ...See moreMerchant Stephen Cruthers is a pillar of strength in his small Iowa town. He empathizes with his son Ray when the boy is torn between pursuing a medical career or marrying Sylvia, banker Clem Bartholomew's daughter. Stephen's good deeds extend to the reformation of the town drunk, Mudcat, whose new gift wrapping gadget is patented by the kindly merchant. Disappointed in love years earlier when Clem married the woman he loved, Stephen nevertheless is called upon by the local residents to come to Clem's aid when his bank fails during the Depression. After Stephen rejects a plea by Sylvia to save the bank by making a large deposit, the locals learn of his apparently selfish refusal to act and form a lynch mob outside his house. Stephen addresses the crowd and disarms them by giving a speech on rights and ethics and by explaining that his reason for not helping is that he knows the bank will fail regardless of his aid because of poor management. At Christmas time, Stephen has a change of heart and decides to save Clem's bank on the condition that he be allowed to take control of its operations and rescue it from mismanagement. The reformed Mudcat is made vice president of the bank and Clem and Stephen make amends. Later, when Sylvia tells Ray that she plans to marry Rex, Stephen comforts his son by explaining how important it is to keep fond memories of lost loves, and at the same time, be able to appreciate present and future loves. See less

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26 cast members

Name	Known for
Anne Shirley Sylvia Bartholomew Sylvia Bartholomew See fewer	Murder, My Sweet (1944)
Edward Ellis Stephen Cruthers Stephen Cruthers See fewer	The Thin Man (1934)
Samuel S. Hinds Clem Bartholomew Clem Bartholomew See fewer	It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
Janet Beecher Mrs. Amy Cruthers Mrs. Amy Cruthers See fewer	The Lady Eve (1941)
Leon Errol Mudcat Mudcat See fewer	Mexican Spitfire (1939)
Rowena Cook Merta Katz (as Alice Eden) Merta Katz (as Alice Eden) See fewer	Kit Carson (1940)
John Archer Ray Cruthers Ray Cruthers See fewer	White Heat (1949)
Raymond Hatton Deacon Deacon See fewer	Behind the Front (1926)
Maurice Murphy Mel Bartholomew Mel Bartholomew See fewer	Tailspin Tommy (1934)
Harrison Greene Ben Burnett Ben Burnett See fewer	The Son of Davy Crockett (1941)
Charles Drake Rex Chaney Rex Chaney See fewer	Harvey (1950)
Hobart Cavanaugh Jim Bronson Jim Bronson See fewer	A Letter to Three Wives (1949)
Jack Lindquist Actor Actor See fewer	Every Sunday (1936)
Raymond Rayhill Powell Actor Actor See fewer	Career (1939)
Dorothy Adams Telephone Operator (uncredited) Telephone Operator (uncredited) See fewer	The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
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Herbert Corthell Actor (uncredited) Actor (uncredited) See fewer	Bombay Mail (1934)
Alec Craig Jody (uncredited) Jody (uncredited) See fewer	Northern Pursuit (1943)
Frank Darien Cap (uncredited) Cap (uncredited) See fewer	The Grapes of Wrath (1940)
Robert Emmett Keane Chaney, Lawyer (uncredited) Chaney, Lawyer (uncredited) See fewer	There's a Girl in My Heart (1949)
Sam McDaniel Henry (uncredited) Henry (uncredited) See fewer	The Great Lie (1941)
Adrian Morris Irate Bank Customer (uncredited) Irate Bank Customer (uncredited) See fewer	The Grapes of Wrath (1940)
Steve Pendleton Boy (uncredited) Boy (uncredited) See fewer	Killers from Space (1954)
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John Qualen Jeff Trotter (uncredited) Jeff Trotter (uncredited) See fewer	Casablanca (1942)
Harry Tyler Drug Store Customer (uncredited) Drug Store Customer (uncredited) See fewer	The Grapes of Wrath (1940)