"A Soul-Stirring Drama of Wasted Lives!" 14 April 1933 Drama 80 mins
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.
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Lionel Barrymore as Daniel Pardway
Eric Linden as Freddie Pardway
William Gargan as Gene Pardway
Gloria Stuart as Phoebe
Alan Dinehart as Thane Pardway
Gregory Ratoff as Abe Ullman
Helen Mack as Mamie Donahue
Lucien Littlefield as Grimson
George Meeker as Bert Pardway
Ninetta Sunderland as Abigail Pardway
Esther Muir as Violet
Chick Chandler as Gene's Friend (Uncredited)
Harry Cording as Customer (Uncredited)
Mary Gordon as Mrs. Patrick O'Leary (Uncredited)
Esther Howard as Violet's Madame (Uncredited)
Ivan Lebedeff as Prince Niko Gilitziv (Uncredited)
John Cromwell Director
Lester Cohen Screenplay
Lester Cohen Novel
Mel Berns Makeup Artist
Max Steiner Original Music Composer
David O. Selznick Producer
Pandro S. Berman Associate Producer
George Nichols Jr. Editor
Edward Cronjager Director of Photography
Walter Plunkett Costume Design
Doran Cox Assistant Director
Fred Schuessler Casting
Ern Westmore Makeup Artist
Clem Portman Sound Recordist
Dick Stockton Casting Assistant
H.W. Hanemann Screenplay
United States 14 April 1933
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