| Three Sons | |
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| Directed by | Jack Hively James Anderson (assistant) |
| Screenplay by | John Twist |
| Based on | Sweepings 1929 novel by Lester Cohen |
| Produced by | Robert Sisk |
| Starring | Edward Ellis William Gargan J. Edward Bromberg Robert Stanton Katharine Alexander |
| Cinematography | Russell Metty |
| Edited by | Theron Warth |
| Music by | Roy Webb |
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| Distributed by | RKO Pictures |
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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, and released on October 13, 1939, it is 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.