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Also known as Younger Generation

1929 film by Frank Capra

Film · TMDB

6.9

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.

Released: 1929-03-0484 minDir: Frank CapraDrama

Cast

  • Jean Hersholt as Julius Goldfish - Pa
  • Lina Basquette as Birdie Goldfish
  • Ricardo Cortez as Morris Goldfish
  • Rex Lease as Eddie Lesser
  • Rosa Rosanova as Tilda Goldfish - Ma
  • Syd Crossley as Goldfish's Butler

Themes

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

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Ratings

IMDb

6.3/10

448 votes

Year
1929
Runtime
75 min
Genres
Drama, Romance

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
film
Country of origin
United States
Original language
English language
Director
Frank Capra
Screenwriter
Sonya Levien
Cast member
Julanne Johnston
Producer
Harry Cohn
Production company
Columbia Pictures
Cinematographer
Ted Tetzlaff
Duration
75
FilmAffinity ID
593782
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publication date
1929-01-01
title
The Younger Generation
distributed by
Columbia Pictures
Commons category
The Younger Generation
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