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The Younger Generation (1929) was a Drama Film directed by Frank Capra .

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Awkward Early Talkie Theatre: "The Younger Generation"

By David on Jun 6, 2014 From The Man on the Flying Trapeze

Despite its title, Frank Capra's 1929 film "The Younger Generation" is really mainly about an old guy -- Julius Goldfish, a junk dealer from New York City's Lower East Side, played by Denmark's own Jean Hersholt. (A Dane playing a Jew -- Hollywood!) The Goldfish family -- papa Julius, mama Tilda (R... Read full article


Awkward Early Talkie Theatre: "The Younger Generation"

By David on Jun 6, 2014 From The Man on the Flying Trapeze

Despite its title, Frank Capra's 1929 film "The Younger Generation" is really mainly about an old guy -- Julius Goldfish, a junk dealer from New York City's Lower East Side, played by Denmark's own Jean Hersholt. (A Dane playing a Jew -- Hollywood!) The Goldfish family -- papa Julius, mama Tilda (R... Read full article


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A print of this film survives in the Library of Congress.
This movie is based on a Fannie Hurst play, "It Is to Laugh," which opened at the Eltinge 42nd Street Theatre in New York City on 26 December 1926 and closed after 32 performances in January 1927.
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