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The Younger Generation( 1929)

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See what riches did to a son and poverty to a daughter. Learn what parents are forced to endure from their children!

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.

    Top Billed 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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      Joe Bordeaux

      Crook

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      Ferike Boros

      Delancey Street Woman

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      Clarence Burton

      Police Desk Sergeant

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      Paul Ellis

      Crook

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      Otto Fries

      Tradesman

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      Julia Swayne Gordon

      Mrs. Striker

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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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      Jack Raymond

      Pinsky

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      Bernard Siegel

      Minor Role

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Keywords

    • silent film
    • generation gap
    • manhattan, new york city