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The Younger Generation (1929)

NR ★ 6.7/10 84 min Drama United States English
Director: Frank Capra
Dialogue: Howard J. Green
Screenplay by: Sonya Levien
Theatre Play: Fannie Hurst
Streaming: Not available
See what riches did to a son and poverty to a daughter. Learn what parents are forced to endure from their children!

Description

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 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 Mrs. Lesser
Joe Bordeaux Crook

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