Sweepings
A Soul-Stirring Drama of Wasted Lives!
1933 | 80m | English
Popularity: 5 (history)
| Director: | John Cromwell |
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| Writer: | Lester Cohen, H.W. Hanemann, Howard Estabrook |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Apr 14, 1933 |
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| Director: | John Cromwell |
| Writer: | Lester Cohen, H.W. Hanemann, Howard Estabrook |
| Genres: | |
| Keywords | department store |
| Production Companies | RKO Radio Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 19, 2026 Entered: Apr 25, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| 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) |
| Harry Cording | Customer (Uncredited) |
| Mary Gordon | Mrs. Patrick O'Leary (Uncredited) |
| Esther Howard | Violet's Madame (Uncredited) |
| Ivan Lebedeff | Prince Niko Gilitziv (Uncredited) |
| Franklin Pangborn | Photographer (Uncredited) |
| Carl Stockdale | Doctor (Uncredited) |
| Jim Thorpe | Indian (Uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Lester Cohen | Screenplay, Novel |
| Fred Schuessler | Casting |
| Doran Cox | Assistant Director |
| George Nichols Jr. | Editor |
| H.W. Hanemann | Screenplay |
| Ern Westmore | Makeup Artist |
| Dick Stockton | Casting Assistant |
| Carroll Clark | Settings |
| Clem Portman | Sound Recordist |
| Harry Redmond Sr. | Special Effects Supervisor |
| Bernhard Kaun | Orchestrator |
| John Cromwell | Director |
| Mel Berns | Makeup Artist |
| Max Steiner | Original Music Composer |
| Edward Cronjager | Director of Photography |
| Walter Plunkett | Costume Design |
| Howard Estabrook | Screenplay |
| Van Nest Polglase | Settings |
| Slavko Vorkapich | Special Effects |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| David O. Selznick | Producer |
| Pandro S. Berman | Associate Producer |
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| 2024 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 1 |
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| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| 2025 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2026 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
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