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The Younger Generation

Genres
Drama
Rating
6.7
StatusReleased
LanguagesEnglish
CountriesUnited States of America
Release Date1929-03-04
Runtime84 mins

Overview

Soap-opera about a social-climbing Jewish man and his old-world parents who are heartbroken by his rejection of them. Young Morris Goldfish follows his immigrant father into business. His ruthless business practices cause him to become a big success, and he moves the family to Park Avenue. They go, but were happier back on the East Side. Morris is ashamed of this parents and his humble origins, but learns in the end that there is more to life than money.

Cast & Crew

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Jean Hersholt

as Julius Goldfish - Pa

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Lina Basquette

as Birdie Goldfish

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Ricardo Cortez

as Morris Goldfish

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Rex Lease

as Eddie Lesser

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Rosa Rosanova

as Tilda Goldfish - Ma

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Syd Crossley

as Goldfish's Butler

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Martha Franklin

as Mrs. Lesser

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Joe Bordeaux

as Crook

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Ferike Boros

as Delancey Street Woman

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Clarence Burton

as Police Desk Sergeant

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Paul Ellis

as Crook

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Otto Fries

as Tradesman

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Julia Swayne Gordon

as Mrs. Striker

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Donald Hall

as Minor Role

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Leon Janney

as Eddie Lesser as a Boy

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Julanne Johnston

as Irma Striker

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Virginia Marshall

as Birdie Goldfish as a girl

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Jack Raymond

as Pinsky

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Bernard Siegel

as Minor Role

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