The read
It runs a compact 1h 20m.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb6.6/10
8 audience votes
Key crew
- John CromwellDirector
- Lester CohenScreenplay
- Max SteinerOriginal Music Composer
- H.W. HanemannScreenplay
- Howard EstabrookScreenplay
Cast
- Lionel BarrymoreDaniel Pardway
- Eric LindenFreddie Pardway
- William GarganGene Pardway
- Gloria StuartPhoebe
- Alan DinehartThane Pardway
- Gregory RatoffAbe Ullman
- Helen MackMamie Donahue
- Lucien LittlefieldGrimson
- George MeekerBert Pardway
- Ninetta SunderlandAbigail Pardway
- Esther MuirViolet
- Chick ChandlerGene's Friend (Uncredited)
Themes
department store