Three Sons

Three Sons
Directed by Jack Hively
James Anderson (assistant)
Produced by Robert Sisk
Screenplay by John Twist
Based on Sweepings 
by Lester Cohen
Starring Edward Ellis
William Gargan
J. Edward Bromberg
Robert Stanton
Katharine Alexander
Music by Roy Webb
Cinematography Russell Metty
Edited by Theron Warth
Production
company
Release dates
  • October 13, 1939 (US)[1]
Running time
72 minutes
Country United States
Language English

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, it was released on October 13, 1939, it was a remake of an earlier RKO film, Sweepings (1933). The film stars Edward Ellis, William Gargan, J. Edward Bromberg and Robert Stanton (whose real name was Kirby Grant, which he would use for most of his career). Gargan, who plays the uncle in this film, had played one of the sons in the earlier film.

References

  1. "Three Sons: Detail View". American Film Institute. Archived from the original on April 2, 2014. Retrieved September 16, 2014.