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The Younger Generation

63 %|Mar 4, 1929|Drama

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.

Featured Crew

Frank Capra
Director
Howard J. Green
Dialogue
Sonya Levien
Screenplay
Fannie Hurst
Theatre Play
Jack Cohn
Producer
Ted Tetzlaff
Cinematography
Arthur Roberts
Editor
Harrison Wiley
Art Direction

Cast

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Jean Hersholt
Julius Goldfish - Pa
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Lina Basquette
Birdie Goldfish
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Ricardo Cortez
Morris Goldfish
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Rex Lease
Eddie Lesser
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Rosa Rosanova
Tilda Goldfish - Ma
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Syd Crossley
Goldfish's Butler
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Martha Franklin
Mrs. Lesser
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Ferike Boros
Delancey Street Woman
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Clarence Burton
Police Desk Sergeant
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Otto Fries
Tradesman
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Donald Hall
Minor Role
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Leon Janney
Eddie Lesser as a Boy
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Julanne Johnston
Irma Striker
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Virginia Marshall
Birdie Goldfish as a girl
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Bernard Siegel
Minor Role