Three Sons
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. The film stars Edward Ellis, William Gargan, J. Edward Bromberg and Robert Stanton. Gargan, who plays the uncle in this film, had played one of the sons in the earlier film.Plot
Daniel Pardway 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.Cast
