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Director:
Frank Capra
Writers:
Howard J. Green (dialogue)
Fannie Hurst (play)
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Release Date:
4 March 1929 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama more
Plot:
Soap-opera about a social-climbing Jewish man and his old-world parents who are heartbroken by his rejection of them. full summary | add synopsis
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Depressingly Downbeat Past-Talkie more (1 total)

Cast

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Jean Hersholt ... Julius (Pa) Goldfish
Lina Basquette ... Birdie Goldfish
Ricardo Cortez ... Morris Goldfish
Rex Lease ... Eddie Lesser
Rosa Rosanova ... Tilda (Ma) Goldfish
Syd Crossley ... Goldfish's Butler
Martha Franklin ... Mrs. Lesser
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Runtime:
75 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Black and White
Aspect Ratio:
1.20 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Silent | Mono (Western Electric Sound System) (talking sequences) (music and sound effects) | Silent (alternate version)
Company:
Columbia Pictures Corporation more

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A print of this film survives in the Library of Congress. more

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Depressingly Downbeat Past-Talkie, 18 September 2008
7/10
Author: JohnHowardReid

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Not a typical Capra film by any means (and one that will undoubtedly disappoint even his most steadfast fans), this Columbia part-talkie (copyright 18 March 1929) comes over as a film noir in every sense of the word. The overall mood is decidedly black. Despite the melodramatic story (the heroine's husband, played by Rex Lease, gives himself up to the police instead of seeing a good lawyer who could easily have induced a judge to dismiss the main charge and simply impose a fine for staging a street concert without a license), Capra and his slow-moving players act it out in an overwhelmingly realistic manner. The conclusion is one of the most depressingly downbeat ever! Nonetheless, the film offers a rare chance to see the legendary Lina Basquette at her zenith. Jean Hersholt enthusiasts will not be disappointed either, although I thought he way overdid the schmaltz. The player who came off best, in my opinion, was ever-reliable Ricardo Cortez, who not only succeeded in being perfectly reprehensible but added more than a touch of sympathy to his characterization. At the final curtain, when I saw him, back to the camera, sitting alone in front of the ornate fireplace in his huge but now empty home, I couldn't help but feel overwhelmingly sorry for him.

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