Sweepings (1933)
Daniel Pardway, starting with almost nothing after the great Chicago fire, builds the biggest department store in town. He wants to pass on the business to his three sons and daughter, but has to deal with their lack of interest or aptitude.
Director:
John Cromwell
Writers:
Lester Cohen, H.W. Hanemann, Howard Estabrook.
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Lionel Barrymore as Daniel Pardway |
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Eric Linden as Freddie Pardway |
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William Gargan as Gene Pardway |
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Gloria Stuart as Phoebe |
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Alan Dinehart as Thane Pardway |
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Gregory Ratoff as Abe Ullman |
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Helen Mack as Mamie Donahue |
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Lucien Littlefield as Grimson |
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George Meeker as Bert Pardway |
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Ninetta Sunderland as Abigail Pardway |
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Esther Muir as Violet |
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Chick Chandler as Gene's Friend (Uncredited) |
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Harry Cording as Customer (Uncredited) |
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Mary Gordon as Mrs. Patrick O'Leary (Uncredited) |
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Esther Howard as Violet's Madame (Uncredited) |
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Ivan Lebedeff as Prince Niko Gilitziv (Uncredited) |
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Franklin Pangborn as Photographer (Uncredited) |
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Carl Stockdale as Doctor (Uncredited) |
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Jim Thorpe as Indian (Uncredited) |
| Directing | John Cromwell | Director |
| Writing | Lester Cohen | Novel |
| Writing | Lester Cohen | Screenplay |
| Costume & Make-Up | Mel Berns | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Max Steiner | Original Music Composer |
| Production | David O. Selznick | Producer |
| Production | Pandro S. Berman | Associate Producer |
| Camera | Edward Cronjager | Director of Photography |
| Editing | George Nichols Jr. | Editor |
| Production | Fred Schuessler | Casting |
| Costume & Make-Up | Walter Plunkett | Costume Design |
| Directing | Doran Cox | Assistant Director |
| Writing | H.W. Hanemann | Screenplay |
| Writing | Howard Estabrook | Screenplay |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ern Westmore | Makeup Artist |
| Art | Carroll Clark | Settings |
| Art | Van Nest Polglase | Settings |
| Sound | Clem Portman | Sound Recordist |
| Crew | Slavko Vorkapich | Special Effects |
| Visual Effects | Harry Redmond Sr. | Special Effects Supervisor |
| Production | Dick Stockton | Casting Assistant |
| Sound | Bernhard Kaun | Orchestrator |