Sweepings

Year: 1933

Runtime: 80 mins

Language: English

Director: John Cromwell

Drama

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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