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The Younger Generation

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.

1929 |1h 24m |  Drama

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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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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Bernard Siegel

Minor Role

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Status

Released

Language

English

Budget

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