
Friends of Mr. Sweeney
Comedy
Overview
Asaph (Charles Ruggles) is a meek, mild-mannered homebody who occasionally shows some backbone to his prudish, overbearing boss, only to be beaten down again. With the encouragement of his secretary Beulah (Ann Dvorak), his old college team-mate Wynn (Eugene Pallette) and some liquor, Asaph regains some of his wild-man soul. Watch out world!
Top Cast


Charles Ruggles
Charles Ruggles
Asaph 'Ace' Holliday
Charles Ruggles
Asaph 'Ace' Holliday


Ann Dvorak
Ann Dvorak
Miss Beulah Boyd
Ann Dvorak
Miss Beulah Boyd


Eugene Pallette
Eugene Pallette
Wynn Rixey
Eugene Pallette
Wynn Rixey


Dorothy Burgess
Dorothy Burgess
Millie Seagrove
Dorothy Burgess
Millie Seagrove


Robert Barrat
Robert Barrat
Alexis Romanoff
Robert Barrat
Alexis Romanoff


Dorothy Tree
Dorothy Tree
Countess Olga Andrei Misitalsky
Dorothy Tree
Countess Olga Andrei Misitalsky


Berton Churchill
Berton Churchill
Franklyn P. Brumbaugh
Berton Churchill
Franklyn P. Brumbaugh


Harry Tyler
Harry Tyler
Mike, the Safecracker
Harry Tyler
Mike, the Safecracker


Harry Beresford
Harry Beresford
Claude
Harry Beresford
Claude


William B. Davidson
William B. Davidson
Stephen Prime
William B. Davidson
Stephen Prime
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