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The Younger Generation

19296.5 / 1084 min
Drama

Overview

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

Jean Hersholt

Jean Hersholt

Julius Goldfish - Pa

Lina Basquette

Lina Basquette

Birdie Goldfish

Ricardo Cortez

Ricardo Cortez

Morris Goldfish

Rex Lease

Rex Lease

Eddie Lesser

Rosa Rosanova

Rosa Rosanova

Tilda Goldfish - Ma

Syd Crossley

Syd Crossley

Goldfish's Butler

Martha Franklin

Martha Franklin

Mrs. Lesser

Joe Bordeaux

Joe Bordeaux

Crook

Ferike Boros

Ferike Boros

Delancey Street Woman

Clarence Burton

Clarence Burton

Police Desk Sergeant

Paul Ellis

Paul Ellis

Crook

Otto Fries

Otto Fries

Tradesman

Julia Swayne Gordon

Julia Swayne Gordon

Mrs. Striker

Donald Hall

Donald Hall

Minor Role

Leon Janney

Leon Janney

Eddie Lesser as a Boy

Julanne Johnston

Julanne Johnston

Irma Striker

Virginia Marshall

Virginia Marshall

Birdie Goldfish as a girl

Jack Raymond

Jack Raymond

Pinsky

Bernard Siegel

Bernard Siegel

Minor Role

Crew

Frank Capra

Frank Capra

Director

Arthur Roberts

Arthur Roberts

Editor

Joe Cooke

Joe Cooke

Production Manager

Ted Tetzlaff

Ted Tetzlaff

Cinematography

Tenny Wright

Tenny Wright

Assistant Director

Harrison Wiley

Harrison Wiley

Art Direction

Jack Cohn

Jack Cohn

Producer

Sonya Levien

Sonya Levien

Screenplay

Fannie Hurst

Fannie Hurst

Theatre Play

Howard J. Green

Howard J. Green

Dialogue

C. Bakaleinikoff

C. Bakaleinikoff

Conductor