"Daniel Pardway, starting with almost nothing after the great Chicago fire, builds the biggest department store in town. He wants to pass on the business to his three sons and daughter, but has to deal with their lack of interest or aptitude."
Lionel Barrymore
as Daniel Pardway
Eric Linden
as Freddie Pardway
William Gargan
as Gene Pardway
Gloria Stuart
as Phoebe
Alan Dinehart
as Thane Pardway
Gregory Ratoff
as Abe Ullman
Helen Mack
as Mamie Donahue
Lucien Littlefield
as Grimson
George Meeker
as Bert Pardway
Ninetta Sunderland
as Abigail Pardway
Esther Muir
as Violet
Chick Chandler
as Gene's Friend (Uncredited)
Harry Cording
as Customer (Uncredited)
Mary Gordon
as Mrs. Patrick O'Leary (Uncredited)
Esther Howard
as Violet's Madame (Uncredited)
Ivan Lebedeff
as Prince Niko Gilitziv (Uncredited)
Franklin Pangborn
as Photographer (Uncredited)
Carl Stockdale
as Doctor (Uncredited)
Jim Thorpe
as Indian (Uncredited)
John Cromwell
Director
Lester Cohen
Screenplay
Novel
Mel Berns
Makeup Artist
Max Steiner
Original Music Composer
George Nichols Jr.
Editor
Fred Schuessler
Casting
Walter Plunkett
Costume Design
Doran Cox
Assistant Director
Pandro S. Berman
Associate Producer
Edward Cronjager
Director of Photography
David O. Selznick
Producer
H.W. Hanemann
Carroll Clark
Settings
Van Nest Polglase
Dick Stockton
Casting Assistant
Bernhard Kaun
Orchestrator
Ern Westmore
Clem Portman
Sound Recordist
Howard Estabrook
Harry Redmond Sr.
Special Effects Supervisor
Slavko Vorkapich
Special Effects