The Younger Generation

1929
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1h 15m

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Ricardo Cortez, Lina Basquette, and Jean Hersholt in The Younger Generation (1929)

Soap-opera about a social-climbing Jewish man and his old-world parents who are heartbroken by his rejection of them.Soap-opera about a social-climbing Jewish man and his old-world parents who are heartbroken by his rejection of them.Soap-opera about a social-climbing Jewish man and his old-world parents who are heartbroken by his rejection of them.

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Jean Hersholt

Julius Goldfish - Pa

Lina Basquette

Birdie Goldfish

Ricardo Cortez

Morris Goldfish

Rex Lease

Eddie Lesser

Rosa Rosanova

Tilda Goldfish - Ma

Syd Crossley

Goldfish's Butler
(as Sid Crossley)

Martha Franklin

Mrs. Lesser

Joe Bordeaux

Crook
(uncredited)

Ferike Boros

Delancey Street Woman
(uncredited)

Clarence Burton

Police Desk Sergeant
(uncredited)

Paul Ellis

Crook
(uncredited)

Otto Fries

Tradesman
(uncredited)

Julia Swayne Gordon

Mrs. Striker
(uncredited)

Donald Hall

Minor Role
(uncredited)

Leon Janney

Eddie Lesser as a Boy
(uncredited)

Julanne Johnston

Irma Striker
(uncredited)

Virginia Marshall

Birdie Goldfish as a girl
(uncredited)

Jack Raymond

Pinsky
(uncredited)

Director
- Frank Capra
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Trivia
The $1,000 Birdie sells Eddie's song for would equate to about $15,000 in 2019.

Goofs
When Birdie tells Eddie (via intertitle) that his song has been sold for $1000, he excitedly mouths the words "Five thousand?"

Quotes
Title Card: New York's Lower East Side--a melting pot, where the younger generation struggles to free itself from the old-world ideas of its fathers.

Connections
Featured in Frank Capra's American Dream (1997)

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5/10

Fish, of all things!

I just had the opportunity to see this film on our most valuable classic film resource, TCM. It was good to see, purely for historic purposes regarding Frank Capra's career. One good thing about the silent parts is that if you had taped or Tivo'd the film, you can scan the silent scenes at double speed and still follow the story. One curious thing (stemming from the original story) stood out for me though; if I wanted to change my name from Goldfish to a classier name, I would surely change it to Gold instead of Fish! After all, Samuel Goldfish changed his name to Goldwyn. I say, when in doubt, keep the Gold and lose the Fish!