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Three Sons (1939) - Movie Browser

A 1939 family drama where success is easy—keeping your kids interested is the real business.

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old-Hollywood melodramafamily sagashort but dense

Overview

A shop owner tries to interest his heirs in the family business.

Content warning

wedding vienna, austria

generational legacyparental disappointmentthe cost of ambition

Standout Aspects

Acting

Edward Ellis anchors chaos as patriarch; J. Edward Bromberg steals scenes.

Production

Modest sets, but that Vienna wedding sequence has surprising production value.

Best for:Solo·Rewatch

Director

Jack Hively

ReleasedOct 13, 1939

Runtime1h 12m

StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacesteady

Intensitymedium

Tonemixed

Feelmedium

Top Cast

Edward Ellis

Daniel Pardway

William Gargan

Thane Pardway

Kent Taylor

Gene Pardway

J. Edward Bromberg

Abe Ullman

Katharine Alexander

Abigail Pardway

Virginia Vale

Phoebe Pardway

Kirby Grant

Bert Pardway

Dick Hogan

Freddie Pardway

Grady Sutton

Grimson

Pamela Blake

Mamie Donaldson

Alexander D'Arcy

Prince Nicky - Phoebe's Husband

Barbara Pepper

Viola

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