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.
Cast
Lionel Barrymore
Daniel Pardway
Eric Linden
Freddie Pardway
William Gargan
Gene Pardway
Gloria Stuart
Phoebe
Alan Dinehart
Thane Pardway
Gregory Ratoff
Abe Ullman
Helen Mack
Mamie Donahue
Lucien Littlefield
Grimson
George Meeker
Bert Pardway
Ninetta Sunderland
Abigail Pardway
Esther Muir
Violet
Chick Chandler
Gene's Friend (Uncredited)
Harry Cording
Customer (Uncredited)
Mary Gordon
Mrs. Patrick O'Leary (Uncredited)
Esther Howard
Violet's Madame (Uncredited)
Ivan Lebedeff
Prince Niko Gilitziv (Uncredited)
Franklin Pangborn
Photographer (Uncredited)
Carl Stockdale
Doctor (Uncredited)
Jim Thorpe
Indian (Uncredited)
Crew
John Cromwell
Director
Lester Cohen
Screenplay, Novel
H.W. Hanemann
Screenplay
Howard Estabrook
Screenplay
George Nichols Jr.
Editor
Edward Cronjager
Director of Photography
Doran Cox
Assistant Director
David O. Selznick
Producer
Pandro S. Berman
Associate Producer
Dick Stockton
Casting Assistant
Fred Schuessler
Casting
Walter Plunkett
Costume Design
Mel Berns
Makeup Artist
Ern Westmore
Makeup Artist
Clem Portman
Sound Recordist
Harry Redmond Sr.
Special Effects Supervisor
Slavko Vorkapich
Special Effects
Max Steiner
Original Music Composer
Carroll Clark
Settings
Van Nest Polglase
Settings
Bernhard Kaun
Orchestrator
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