Overalls

Summary

The inheritance of a rugged construction camp thrusts the young and initially naive Bettina Warren into a maelstrom of industrial politics and burgeoning romance. Her appointed legal counsel, Walter Daniels, a man whose corporate acumen far outstrips his empathy, swiftly asserts control, his heavy-handed approach immediately manifest in the dismissal of Herb 'Overalls' Drew, a foreman whose experience and rapport with the crew are legendary. Daniels' ill-advised replacement, the boorish, inebriated Buck Savage and his unsavory cohort, ignites a simmering resentment among the laborers. This volatile atmosphere is further complicated by Bettina's unexpected emotional entanglement with the ousted 'Overalls' Drew, a connection that aligns her sympathies squarely with the disgruntled workforce against Daniels' unyielding, authoritarian vision. The stage is thus set for a dramatic confrontation between raw human sentiment, corporate rigidity, and the visceral demands of a community in flux.

Synopsis

Young Bettina Warren inherits a construction camp. She brings along her lawyer, Walter Daniels, to inspect the camp and to run it until Bettina gets married. However, Daniels' heavy-handed management style--which included firing popular and experienced foreman Herb "Overalls" Drew and replacing him with inexperienced and roughneck alcoholic Buck Savage and his cronies--results in tensions boiling up in the crew, who wants Savage thrown out and "Overalls" brought back, a sentiment shared by Bettina because she has fallen in love with him. Daniels, however, is determined to do things his way. Complications ensue.