Sweepings (1933)
A Soul-Stirring Drama of Wasted Lives!
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.
- Date of release
- 1933-04-14
- TMDB
- 5.8 / 10 (8)
- Runtime
- 1h 20m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- John Cromwell
Casting
- Lionel Barrymore — Daniel Pardway
- Eric Linden — Freddie Pardway
- William Gargan — Gene Pardway
- Gloria Stuart — Phoebe
- Alan Dinehart — Thane Pardway
- Gregory Ratoff — Abe Ullman
- Helen Mack — Mamie Donahue
- Lucien Littlefield — Grimson
- George Meeker — Bert Pardway
- Ninetta Sunderland — Abigail Pardway
- Esther Muir — Violet
- Chick Chandler — Gene's Friend (Uncredited)
Interesting facts
Sweepings is a 1933 American pre-Code drama film directed by John Cromwell, written by Lester Cohen, and starring Lionel Barrymore, Eric Linden, William Gargan, Gloria Stuart and Alan Dinehart. It was released on April 14, 1933, by RKO Pictures.
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