Friends of Mr. Sweeney

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]

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 (1934-07-28)
Running time	68 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Plot

Asaph Holliday has been an editor for the Balance for 20 years, obediently changing his mind any time the owner, Mr.Brumbaugh, asks him to. His young secretary, Beulah, has a crush on him, but Asaph does not realize it until he meets an old friend, Rixey, whom he hasn't seen 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 in a romance with Beulah and standing up to his boss.^[4]

Cast

• 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