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.

IMDb rating	6.6
Producers	RKO Radio Pictures
Original title	Sweepings
Directors	Doran Cox, John Cromwell
Writers	Lester Cohen, H.W. Hanemann, Howard Estabrook

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

Chick Chandler

as Gene's Friend (Uncredited)

Harry Cording

as Customer (Uncredited)

Mary Gordon

as Mrs. Patrick O'Leary (Uncredited)

Esther Howard

as Violet's Madame (Uncredited)

Ivan Lebedeff

as Prince Niko Gilitziv (Uncredited)

Franklin Pangborn

as Photographer (Uncredited)

Carl Stockdale

as Doctor (Uncredited)

Jim Thorpe

as Indian (Uncredited)