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The Hard Guy

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Guy and Ellen are desperate to find a way to get food and medicine for their sick child. Jobs are very hard to come by during the Great Depression and many are driven to desperate measures.

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Status: Released

Released Date: 1930-09-06

Runtime: 6 mins

Director: Arthur Hurley

Writer: Burnet Hershey

Spoken language: English

Genres: Drama, Comedy

Original title: The Hard Guy

Production Companies: Warner Bros. Pictures

Production Countries: United States of America

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A cute short that served as a screen test for one of the great actors, Spencer Tracy.
2018-02-28

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