Three Sons

Three Sons
Directed by	Jack Hively; James Anderson (assistant)
Produced by	Robert Sisk
Screenplay by	John Twist
Based on	Sweepings; 1929 novel; by Lester Cohen
Starring	Edward Ellis; William Gargan; J. Edward Bromberg; Robert Stanton; Katharine Alexander
Music by	Roy Webb
Cinematography	Russell Metty
Edited by	Theron Warth
Production; company	RKO Radio Pictures
Distributed by	RKO Pictures
Release date	October 13, 1939 (US)[1];
Running time	72 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Three Sons is a 1939 American drama film directed by Jack Hively using a screenplay by John Twist, based on the novel, Sweepings by Lester Cohen. Produced and distributed by RKO Radio Pictures, and released on October 13, 1939, it is a remake of an earlier RKO film, Sweepings (1933). The film stars Edward Ellis, William Gargan, J. Edward Bromberg and Robert Stanton (whose real name was Kirby Grant, which he would use for most of his career). Gargan, who plays the uncle in this film, had played one of the sons in the earlier film.

Plot

Daniel Pardway (Edward Ellis) a department store owner is deeply saddened to learn that none of his grown sons are interested in taking over the business he has worked so hard to build. To coerce them, he even tries giving them shares of company stock. In the end, only the youngest son shows any interest at all.[2]

Cast

Edward Ellis as Daniel Pardway
William Gargan as Thane Pardway
Kent Taylor as Gene Pardway
J. Edward Bromberg as Abe Ullman
Katharine Alexander as Abigail Pardway
Virginia Vale as Phoebe Pardway
Robert Stanton as Bert Pardway (as Robert Stanton)
Dick Hogan as Freddie Pardway
Grady Sutton as Grimson
Pamela Blake as Mamie Donaldson (as Adele Pearce)
Alexander D'Arcy as Prince Nicky - Phoebe's Husband
Barbara Pepper as Viola

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References

"Three Sons: Detail View". American Film Institute. Archived from the original on April 2, 2014. Retrieved September 16, 2014.
"Three Sons (1939) - Jack Hively - Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related - AllMovie". AllMovie.

External links

Three Sons on IMDb
Three Sons at AllMovie
Three Sons at the TCM Movie Database
Three Sons at the American Film Institute Catalog

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[AFI-1] "Three Sons: Detail View". American Film Institute. Archived from the original on April 2, 2014. Retrieved September 16, 2014.

[2] "Three Sons (1939) - Jack Hively - Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related - AllMovie". AllMovie.