Partners Again (1926)

Potash and Perlmutter, dealers for the "Schenckman 6" auto, are swindled into buying a phony invention and organizing other investors. Potash is so rattled by thoughts of jail he becomes ... See full summary »

Director:

Henry King

Writers:

Montague Glass (play), Jules Eckert Goodman (play),

Stars:

George Sidney, Alexander Carr, Betty Jewel

Cast

Cast overview:
George Sidney	...	Abe Potash
Alexander Carr	...	Mawruss Perlmutter
Betty Jewel	...	Hattie Potash
Allan Forrest	...	Dan
Robert Schable	...	Schenckmann
Lillian Elliott	...	Rosie Potash
Earl Metcalfe	...	Aviator
Lew Brice	...	Pazinsky
Gilbert Clayton	...	Sammett
Anna Gilbert	...	Mrs. Sammett

Storyline

Potash and Perlmutter, dealers for the "Schenckman 6" auto, are swindled into buying a phony invention and organizing other investors. Potash is so rattled by thoughts of jail he becomes delusional while on the lam, he starts wing walking on their escape plane in flight.

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Plot Keywords:

aviator | farce | based on play

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

15 February 1926 (USA)

Also Known As:

Partners Again, with Potash and Perlmutter

Company Credits

Production Co:

Samuel Goldwyn Company, The

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min

Sound Mix:

Silent

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

User Reviews

A wonderful silent film

This is a silent film recently restored by UCLA and shown at the Syracuse Cinefest in March 2013. It is the final entry in a series of three Potash and Perlmutter films. Abe Potash (George Sidney) and Mawruss Permutter (Alexander Carr) are two middle class Jewish businessmen who have recently taken on a dealership for the Scheckmann Six automobile - a car "twice as expensive and half as good as a Ford." They take a disastrous and hilarious test drive of the car. Potash gets scammed by his nephew into investing in a new car engine business. When the business fraud is revealed, Potash has angry investors after him and becomes convinced that he will go to jail. He starts to have delusions where he sees cops everywhere and decides to flee the country. There is a lengthy and wacky bit on a bi-plane where Permutter tries to keep Potash from falling off the plane. The ongoing routine of Potash's and Perlmutter's constant arguing is very funny and not irritating as such bickering could be. The mild ethnic humor in the movie - mostly in the title cards - is amusing and never cringe inducing. It is the Potash character that is the most memorable and George Sidney does a wonderful job in the role. It's a movie I would like to see again. Great film and kudos to UCLA for saving it from oblivion.