Sweepings

Sweepings
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Directed by	John Cromwell
Produced by	David O. Selznick
Screenplay by	Lester Cohen
Based on	Sweepings by Lester Cohen
Starring	Lionel Barrymore Eric Linden William Gargan Gloria Stuart Alan Dinehart
Music by	Max Steiner
Cinematography	Edward Cronjager
Edited by	George Nicholls, Jr.
Production company	RKO Pictures
Distributed by	RKO Pictures
Release dates	April 14, 1933 (1933-04-14)
Running time	80 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Sweepings is a 1933 American Pre-Code drama film directed by John Cromwell and written by Lester Cohen. The film stars Lionel Barrymore, Eric Linden, William Gargan, Gloria Stuart and Alan Dinehart. The film was released on April 14, 1933, by RKO Pictures.

Plot

Daniel Pardway builds his Chicago department store, the Bazaar, from nothing into a major success, making him wealthy. After the birth of his fourth child, he is left widowed. He raises his three sons and one daughter the best he can, denying them nothing, dreaming of one day leaving his store in their hands. When they are all adults, he turns to each of his sons in turn (he dismisses his daughter because she is a girl), but all of them prove unwilling or unable to manage the store.

Cast

• Lionel Barrymore as Daniel Pardway
• Eric Linden as Freddie Pardway
• William Gargan as Gene Pardway
• Gloria Stuart as Phoebe
• Alan Dinehart as Thane Pardway
• Gregory Ratoff as Abe Ullman
• Helen Mack as Mamie Donahue
• Lucien Littlefield as Grimson
• George Meeker as Bert Pardway
• Ninetta Sunderland as Abigail Pardway
• Esther Muir as Violet

External links

• Sweepings at IMDb
• Sweepings at the TCM Movie Database
• Sweepings at AllMovie