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Sweepings (1933)

Sweepings poster
Directed by
John Cromwell
Genre
drama film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 20m
Rated
NR
Rating
5.8 of 10 from 8 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A wealthy businessman looks back on his life and the sacrifices he made to build his department store empire. The story follows his struggles with his children who do not share his values.

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What happens

Sweepings is a 1933 American pre-Code drama film directed by John Cromwell, written by Lester Cohen, and starring Lionel Barrymore, Eric Linden, William Gargan, Gloria Stuart and Alan Dinehart. It was released on April 14, 1933, by RKO Pictures. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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