Sweepings

Name: Sweepings
Director: John Cromwell
Genre: Drama
Released: 1933-04-14
Rating: 5.8
Cast: Lionel Barrymore, Eric Linden, William Gargan, Gloria Stuart, Alan Dinehart

“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.