The Younger Generation (1929)
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.
Director:
Frank Capra
Writer:
Sonya Levien
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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 |
| Directing | Frank Capra | Director |
| Editing | Arthur Roberts | Editor |
| Production | Joe Cooke | Production Manager |
| Crew | Ted Tetzlaff | Cinematography |
| Directing | Tenny Wright | Assistant Director |
| Art | Harrison Wiley | Art Direction |
| Production | Jack Cohn | Producer |
| Writing | Sonya Levien | Screenplay |
| Writing | Fannie Hurst | Theatre Play |
| Writing | Howard J. Green | Dialogue |
| Sound | C. Bakaleinikoff | Conductor |
