Sweepings
“A Soul-Stirring Drama of Wasted Lives!”
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Cast
Lionel Barrymore 
Eric Linden 
William Gargan 
Gloria Stuart 
Alan Dinehart 
Gregory Ratoff
Credits
Written by: Lester Cohen
Plot
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.
Sinekatalog’s take
A man builds the biggest department store in Chicago and hopes his children will inherit it, but they lack interest. A classic business family saga with melodrama. For fans of rise-and-fall studio dramas.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 6.5 / 10 (552 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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