Jungunternehmer Charlie Price erbt völlig unvorbereitet die Schuhfabrik seines Vaters und muss bald erkennen, dass deren traditionelle Herrenschuhe längst zu absoluten Ladenhütern geworden sind. Um die Firma vor dem Bankrott und die langjährigen Mitarbeiter vor der Arbeitslosigkeit zu retten, braucht Charlie schnellstens eine Marktlücke im hart umkämpften Schuhgeschäft. Die rettende Idee kommt ausgerechnet von Drag-Queen Lola, die Charlie nicht nur eine mehr als unkonventionelle Schuhkollektion vorschlägt, sondern ihm auch eine der wichtigsten Weisheiten der modernen Schuhwelt beibringt: Der Sex steckt im Absatz! Jetzt gilt es nur noch, die konservativen Angestellten der Fabrik von der Idee zu überzeugen...
VICTOIRE traces the story of Victoire Du Sault, founder of the shoemaking industry at the origin of the Dufresne fortune, better known for the castle that bears their name in Hochelaga-Maisonneuve. Although the entrepreneurial spirit and professional career of this visionary command admiration, it is above all her romantic impulses which form the heart of this melodrama where impossible love, a sulfurous love triangle and a family secret intertwine. upsetting which risks leaving no one unscathed.
A successful shoe manufacturer named John Reeves goes on vacation and meets the grown children of his recently deceased and much-respected competitor; they're on the verge of losing the family legacy through their careless behavior. Reeves takes it upon himself to save his rival's company by teaching the heirs a lesson in business.
Elizabeth Rimplegar inhabits a household populated by virtual lunatics. Her mother, Nellie, mishandled the family fortune, and, alas, the stock market crash has depleted their worth. Elizabeth's goofy brothers cannot easily adjust to the life of the average worker. Meanwhile, the family doctor has his eye on Elizabeth, but he will have to compete with her suitor, an ill-informed writer.
A young girl is forced to continue working at her machine all day in a 1930s shoe factory after a visit to a backyard abortionist. Based on the short story 'How beautiful are thy feet' by Alan Marshall.
Examines the 1937 shoe strike in Lewiston and Auburn, Me. through interviews with surviving participants