Directed by:
John CromwellCinematography:
Edward CronjagerComposer:
Max SteinerCast:
Lionel Barrymore, Eric Linden, William Gargan, Gloria Stuart, Alan Dinehart, Gregory Ratoff, Helen Mack, Lucien Littlefield, George Meeker, Esther Muir (more)VOD (1)
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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. (official distributor synopsis)
Cast
Lionel Barrymore
USA
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It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
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Eric Linden
USA
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Gone with the Wind (1939)
William Gargan
USA
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Black Fury (1935)
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Gloria Stuart
USA
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Alan Dinehart
USA
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Gregory Ratoff
Russian Empire
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Helen Mack
USA
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She (1935)
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Lucien Littlefield
USA
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The Little Foxes (1941)
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The Cat and the Canary (1927)
George Meeker
USA
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Esther Muir
USA
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Fury (1936)
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Ivan B. Lebedeff
Russian Empire
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Rhapsody in Blue (1945)
China Seas (1935)
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Franklin Pangborn
USA
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Chick Chandler
USA
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Mary Gordon
UK
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Esther Howard
USA
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Harry Cording
UK
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Carl Stockdale
USA
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Jim Thorpe
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