Friends of Mr. Sweeney
Directed byEdward Ludwig
Screenplay byWarren B. Duff
Sid Sutherland
F. Hugh Herbert
Erwin S. Gelsey
Based onFriends of Mr. Sweeney
by Elmer Davis
StarringCharlie Ruggles
Ann Dvorak
Eugene Pallette
Robert Barrat
Berton Churchill
Dorothy Burgess
CinematographyIra H. Morgan
Edited byThomas Pratt
Production
company
Distributed byWarner Bros.
Release date
  • July 28, 1934 (1934-07-28)
Running time
68 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

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

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

References

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

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Films directed by Edward Ludwig
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