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The Younger Generation (1929)

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.

Release: 1929-03-04
Runtime: 84 min
Rating: 6.682 / 10
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
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Martha Franklin
Mrs. Lesser
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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
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Jack Raymond
Pinsky