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Sweepings (1933) Plot Summary Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1933 · 80 mins · English
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- Directed by
- John Cromwell
- Starring
- Gregory Ratoff, Helen Mack, Franklin Pangborn, Lionel Barrymore, Mary Gordon, William Gargan
A soul‑stirring drama that follows Daniel Pardway, who rises from near‑nothing after the Great Chicago Fire to build the city’s largest department store. As he prepares to hand the empire to his three sons and daughter, he confronts their indifference and lack of skill, forcing him to question the future of his life's work.
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