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The Younger Generation

Cast

Jean Hersholt, Lina Basquette, Ricardo Cortez, Rex Lease View All

Crew

Frank Capra (Director), Sonya Levien (Screenplay) View All

Release: Mar. 4th, 1929

Runtime: 1 hour, 24 minutes

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.

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