poster

The Younger Generation

Drama

6.5

Release Date

March 4, 1929

Duration

84 min

Status

Released

Language

en

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.

Casts

Jean Hersholt

Julius Goldfish - Pa

Jean Hersholt

Lina Basquette

Birdie Goldfish

Lina Basquette

Ricardo Cortez

Morris Goldfish

Ricardo Cortez

Rex Lease

Eddie Lesser

Rex Lease

Rosa Rosanova

Tilda Goldfish - Ma

Rosa Rosanova

Syd Crossley

Goldfish's Butler

Syd Crossley

Martha Franklin

Mrs. Lesser

Martha Franklin

Joe Bordeaux

Crook

Joe Bordeaux

Ferike Boros

Delancey Street Woman

Ferike Boros

Clarence Burton

Police Desk Sergeant

Clarence Burton

Paul Ellis

Crook

Paul Ellis

Otto Fries

Tradesman

Otto Fries

Julia Swayne Gordon

Mrs. Striker

Julia Swayne Gordon

Donald Hall

Minor Role

Donald Hall

Leon Janney

Eddie Lesser as a Boy

Leon Janney

Julanne Johnston

Irma Striker

Julanne Johnston

Virginia Marshall

Birdie Goldfish as a girl

Virginia Marshall

Jack Raymond

Pinsky

Jack Raymond

Bernard Siegel

Minor Role

Bernard Siegel

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