The Younger Generation (1929)
March 4, 1929
Drama
1h 24m


See what riches did to a son and poverty to a daughter. Learn what parents are forced to endure from their children!
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.
Cast & Crew
- Director
- Frank Capra
- Julius Goldfish - Pa Jean Hersholt
- Birdie Goldfish Lina Basquette
- Morris Goldfish Ricardo Cortez
- Eddie Lesser Rex Lease
- Tilda Goldfish - Ma Rosa Rosanova
- Goldfish's Butler Syd Crossley
- Delancey Street Woman Ferike Boros
- Police Desk Sergeant Clarence Burton
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Keywords
- silent film
- generation gap
- manhattan, new york city