Night Work (1930) Eddie Quillan, Sally Starr, Frances Upton

Willie, as an assistant windowdresser, is the lowest man on the totem pole at a department store. To add insulttoinjury Willie is also the store s designated Fired when a disgruntled customer demands that somebodymustbefired, Willie is summoned and summarily fired, only to be rehired when the nowsatisfied customer has departed. Willie inadvertently adopts a fouryearold orphan at a cost of tendollars a week, and things go from bad to worse since Willie doesn t make tendollars a week. But, with the help of Mary, a beautiful young nurse, Willie manages to turn some corners and improve his lot in life, albeit with some skids along the way.