The Younger Generation
(1929) American
B&W : 88 minutes
Directed by Frank R. Capra (Frank Capra)

Cast: Jean Hersholt [Julius Goldfish], Lina Basquette [Birdie Goldfish], Ricardo Cortez [Morris Goldfish], Rosa Rosanova [Tilda Goldfish], Rex Lease [Eddie Lesser], Martha Franklin [Mrs. Lesser], Syd Crossley [butler], Julianne Johnston [Irma Striker], Julia Swayne Gordon [Mrs. Striker], Jack Raymond [Pinsky], Otto Fries [tradesman], Leon Janney [child], Donald Hall

Columbia Pictures Corporation production; distributed by Columbia Pictures Corporation. / Produced by Jack Cohn. Screenplay by Sonya Levien with dialogue by Howard J. Green, from the play It Is to Laugh by Fannie Hurst. Production manager Joe Cooke. Art direction by Harrison Wiley. Technical director Edward Shulter. Assistant director Tenny Wright. Cinematography by Ted Tetzlaff + [Ben F. Reynolds]. Edited by Arthur Roberts. Musical director Bakalenikoff (C. Bakalenikoff). / © 18 March 1929 by Columbia Pictures Corporation [LP227]. Released 4 March 1929. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.37:1 format. / The sound version was released in eight reels at 7866 feet; a silent version was also released in eight reels at 7246 feet. [?] McBride-Capra p. 724 lists the film’s length as 75 minutes, as does Website-IMDb. / Silent film, with talking sequences, synchronized music and sound effects.

Drama.

Synopsis: Synopsis available in AFI-F2 n. F2.6591.

Survival Status: Print exists.

Keywords: Jews - Synchronized sound film - USA: New York: New York

Listing updated: 27 September 2007.

References: AFI-F2 n. F2.6591; McBride-Capra pp. 723-724; Poague-Capra pp. 36-37, 38, 39, 40, 43, 53, 87, 180, 204, 205, 218, 237 : Website-IMDb.