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The Younger Generation (1929)

1h 24m

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The Younger Generation (1929)

Name: The Younger Generation
Genre: Romance, Drama
Released: 1929-03-04

1h 24m

Running Time

March 4, 1929
Release Date

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Plot.

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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Currently The Younger Generation is available for streaming online, rent, buy or watch for free on: Apple TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube

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🇬🇧 United Kingdom

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Details.

Release Date
March 4, 1929

Status
Released

Running Time
1h 24m

Content Rating
NR

Genres
Romance Drama

Last updated: 2025-02-10

This Movie Is About.

silent film

generation gap

manhattan, new york city

Wiki.

The Younger Generation is a 1929 sound part-talkie American drama film directed by Frank Capra and starring Ricardo Cortez. In addition to sequences with audible dialogue or talking sequences, the film features a synchronized musical score and sound effects along with English intertitles. The soundtrack was recorded using the Western Electric sound-on-film system. The film was produced by Jack Cohn for Columbia Pictures. It was Capra's first sound film. The screenplay was adapted from a 1927 Fannie Hurst play, It Is to Laugh.