Friends Of Mr. Sweeney

Friends Of Mr. Sweeney

68 mins | Comedy | July 28, 1934

Asaph (Charles Ruggles) is a meek, mild-mannered homebody who occasionally shows some backbone to his prudish, overbearing boss, only to be beaten down again. With the encouragement of his secretary Beulah (Ann Dvorak), his old college team-mate Wynn (Eugene Pallette) and some liquor, Asaph regains some of his wild-man soul. Watch out world!

Friends Of Mr. Sweeney

68 mins | Comedy | July 28, 1934

Friends Of Mr. Sweeney
Asaph (Charles Ruggles) is a meek, mild-mannered homebody who occasionally shows some backbone to his prudish, overbearing boss, only to be beaten down again. With the encouragement of his secretary Beulah (Ann Dvorak), his old college team-mate Wynn (Eugene Pallette) and some liquor, Asaph regains some of his wild-man soul. Watch out world!
IMDb rating 6.2
Producers Warner Bros. Pictures
Original title Friends Of Mr. Sweeney
Directors Edward Ludwig
Writers Sidney Southerland, Elmer Davis, Warren Duff

Cast

Charles Ruggles

as Asaph 'Ace' Holliday

Ann Dvorak

as Miss Beulah Boyd

Eugene Pallette

as Wynn Rixey

Dorothy Burgess

as Millie Seagrove

Robert Barrat

as Alexis Romanoff

Dorothy Tree

as Countess Olga Andrei Misitalsky

Berton Churchill

as Franklyn P. Brumbaugh

Harry Tyler

as Mike, the Safecracker

Harry Beresford

as Claude

William B. Davidson

as Stephen Prime

Irving Bacon

as Hat Attendent

Maurice Black

as Pierre, the Headwaiter

James Burke

as Policeman Arresting Wynn

Clay Clement

as Charles Cramer

G. Pat Collins

as Soda Jerk

Tom Costello

as Men's Table Dealer

Lester Dorr

as Ladies' Table Dealer

Robert Ellis

as Casino Manager

Helena Phillips Evans

as Gambling Dowager

Betty Farrington

as Chocolate Malt and Chocolate Éclair Diner

Pat Harmon

as Superior Club Doorman

Ben Hendricks Jr.

as Veal Cutlets and Coffee Diner

Eddie Kane

as Maitre d'Casino

Mike Lally

as Casino Floorman

Theodore Lorch

as Gambler

Spec O'Donnell

as Office Boy

Anne O'Neal

as Brumbaugh's Secretary

Henry Otho

as Fireman

Rosalie Roy

as Polly Granger, Beulah's Friend

Mary Russell

as Prime's Secretary

Eddie Shubert

as 'Red' Turner

Charles Sullivan

as Casino Manager's Office Doorman

Harry Tenbrook

as Gangster with Mike