Friends of Mr. Sweeney
Asaph (Charles Ruggles) is a meek, mild-mannered homebody who occasionally shows some backbone to his prudish, overbearing boss, only to be beaten down again. With the encouragement of his secretary Beulah (Ann Dvorak), his old college team-mate Wynn (Eugene Pallette) and some liquor, Asaph regains some of his wild-man soul. Watch out world!
Release Date
July 28, 1934Runtime
68 minGenres
ComedyDirected by
Edward LudwigWritten by
Warren DuffScreenplay by
Sidney SoutherlandLanguage
EnglishBudget
$0Revenue
$0Status
ReleasedCast
Charles Ruggles
Asaph 'Ace' HollidayAnn Dvorak
Miss Beulah BoydEugene Pallette
Wynn RixeyDorothy Burgess
Millie SeagroveRobert Barrat
Alexis RomanoffDorothy Tree
Countess Olga Andrei MisitalskyBerton Churchill
Franklyn P. BrumbaughHarry Tyler
Mike, the SafecrackerHarry Beresford
ClaudeWilliam B. Davidson
Stephen PrimeIrving Bacon
Hat Check AttendentMaurice Black
Pierre, the HeadwaiterJames Burke
Policeman Arresting WynnClay Clement
Charles CramerG. Pat Collins
Soda JerkLester Dorr
Ladies' Table DealerRobert Ellis
Casino ManagerPat Harmon
Superior Club DoormanBen Hendricks Jr.
Veal Cutlets and Coffee DinerEddie Kane
Maitre d'CasinoTheodore Lorch
GamblerSpec O'Donnell
Office BoyAnne O'Neal
Brumbaugh's SecretaryRosalie Roy
Polly Granger, Beulah's FriendMary Russell
Prime's SecretaryCharles Sullivan
Casino Manager's Office DoormanHarry Tenbrook
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