The Younger Generation

Frank Capra
1929-03-04

See what riches did to a son and poverty to a daughter. Learn what parents are forced to endure from their children!
6.2
84 min

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

Name Character Team
Jean Hersholt Julius Goldfish - Pa Unowned
Lina Basquette Birdie Goldfish Unowned
Ricardo Cortez Morris Goldfish Unowned
Rex Lease Eddie Lesser Unowned
Rosa Rosanova Tilda Goldfish - Ma Unowned
Syd Crossley Goldfish's Butler Unowned
Martha Franklin Mrs. Lesser Unowned
Joe Bordeaux Crook Unowned
Ferike Boros Delancey Street Woman Unowned
Clarence Burton Police Desk Sergeant Unowned
Paul Ellis Crook Unowned
Otto Fries Tradesman Unowned
Julia Swayne Gordon Mrs. Striker Unowned
Donald Hall Minor Role Unowned
Leon Janney Eddie Lesser as a Boy Unowned
Julanne Johnston Irma Striker Unowned
Virginia Marshall Birdie Goldfish as a girl Unowned
Jack Raymond Pinsky Unowned
Bernard Siegel Minor Role Unowned