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Friends of Mr. Sweeney
Friends of Mr. Sweeney
Directed by	Edward Ludwig
Screenplay by	Warren B. Duff; Sid Sutherland; F. Hugh Herbert; Erwin S. Gelsey
Based on	Friends of Mr. Sweeney; 1925 novel; by Elmer Davis
Produced by	Samuel Bischoff
Starring	Charlie Ruggles; Ann Dvorak; Eugene Pallette; Robert Barrat; Berton Churchill; Dorothy Burgess
Cinematography	Ira H. Morgan
Edited by	Thomas Pratt
Music by	Leo F. Forbstein
Production; company	Warner Bros.
Distributed by	Warner Bros.
Release date	July 28, 1934;
Running time	68 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Friends of Mr. Sweeney is a 1934 American comedy film directed by Edward Ludwig and written by Warren B. Duff, Sid Sutherland, F. Hugh Herbert and Erwin S. Gelsey. It is based on the 1925 novel Friends of Mr. Sweeney by Elmer Davis. The film stars Charlie Ruggles, Ann Dvorak, Eugene Pallette, Robert Barrat, Berton Churchill and Dorothy Burgess. The film was released by Warner Bros. on July 28, 1934.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Plot edit

Asaph Holliday has been an editor the Balance for 20 years, obediently changing his mind any time the owner, Mr.Brumbaugh asks him to. His young and pretty secretary Beulah has a crush on him, but Asaph does not realize it until he meets an old friend, Rixey whom he hasn't met since finishing college. Asaph rekindles the memory of his former self in college, Ace Holliday and this sets him on a series of adventures. He ends up getting Beulah and standing up to his boss.^[4]

Cast edit

Charlie Ruggles as Asaph 'Ace' Holliday
Ann Dvorak as Miss Beulah Boyd
Eugene Pallette as Wynn Rixey
Robert Barrat as Alexis Romanoff
Berton Churchill as Franklyn P. Brumbaugh
Dorothy Burgess as Millie Seagrove
Dorothy Tree as Countess Olga Andrei Misitalsky
Harry Tyler as Mike
Harry Beresford as Claude
William B. Davidson as Stephen Prime

References edit

^ "Friends of Mr. Sweeney (1934) - Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved 2018-10-18.
^ Sandra Brennan. "Friends of Mr. Sweeney (1934) - Edward Ludwig". AllMovie. Retrieved 2018-10-18.
^ "Friends of Mr. Sweeney". Catalog.afi.com. Retrieved 2018-10-18.
^ "Friends of Mr. Sweeney (1934) - Plot - IMDb". IMDb. Retrieved 19 November 2023.