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The Cohens and Kellys

  • 1926
  • 1h 20m
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
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Robert Gordon, Vera Gordon, Olive Hasbrouck, Charles Murray, Kate Price, Jason Robards Sr., and George Sidney in The Cohens and Kellys (1926)
Comedy

The story of two families, one Jewish and one Irish, living side by side in the poorer quarters of New York in a state of hostility.The story of two families, one Jewish and one Irish, living side by side in the poorer quarters of New York in a state of hostility.The story of two families, one Jewish and one Irish, living side by side in the poorer quarters of New York in a state of hostility.

  • Director
    • Harry A. Pollard
  • Writers
    • Alfred A. Cohn
    • Aaron Hoffman
    • Harry A. Pollard
  • Stars
    • Charles Murray
    • George Sidney
    • Vera Gordon
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.3/10
    14
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Harry A. Pollard
    • Writers
      • Alfred A. Cohn
      • Aaron Hoffman
      • Harry A. Pollard
    • Stars
      • Charles Murray
      • George Sidney
      • Vera Gordon
    • 2User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
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    Charles Murray
    Charles Murray
    • Patrick Kelly
    George Sidney
    George Sidney
    • Jacob Cohen
    Vera Gordon
    Vera Gordon
    • Mrs. Cohen
    Kate Price
    Kate Price
    • Mrs. Kelly
    Jason Robards Sr.
    Jason Robards Sr.
    • Tim Kelly
    • (as Jason Robards)
    Olive Hasbrouck
    Olive Hasbrouck
    • Nannie Cohen
    Nat Carr
    Nat Carr
    • Milton J. Katz
    Robert Gordon
    • Sammy Cohen
    • (as Bobby Gordon)
    Mickey Bennett
    Mickey Bennett
    • Terence Kelly
    Claude Payton
    • Minor Role
    • (uncredited)
    Mack Swain
    Mack Swain
    • Minor Role
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Harry A. Pollard
    • Writers
      • Alfred A. Cohn
      • Aaron Hoffman
      • Harry A. Pollard
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    • Trivia
      This is one of about two dozen feature films directed by Harry A. Pollard, which the American Film Institute Catalog of Feature Films, in all 3 of their volumes, 1911-1920, 1921-1930 and 1931-1940, chooses to erroneously credit to comedian Harry (Snub) Pollard, who is, of course, a different person entirely.
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      Followed by The Cohens and the Kellys in Paris (1928)

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    8/10
    Especially for those interested in Yiddish theater
    I caught a screening of a good print on April 20, 2016, at Museum of Jewish Heritage in Manhattan. Intertitles for this print originally were in French and Dutch (!) and somewhere along the line English was added at the bottom, although much of the dialogue was unnecessary in this world champion film of acting through mugging. On the stage, not blocking the screen, were about six excellent musicians who must have rehearsed mightily, flavoring their accompaniment when appropriate with Klezmer, and timing sound effects to perfection. A big part of the audience's enjoyment.

    Mostly humorous,could have been cut here and there. One of the best business sight gags ever. Too repetitive in spots, but the old Yiddish Theatre of early 20th century New York was well-represented in heaping doses of schmaltz. The lead actors were terrific, but also delicious were two sets of minor players: the two family dogs and the two young sons, on the cusp of what was promising to be horrendous puberty. Cohen's rascal is particularly good, the best representative of a "bad boy" I've seen. Deliciously, both boys delight in mocking their own fathers' misfortune -- don't recall having seen that in any other movie. The Cohen boy, Robert Gordon, had a fulsome career as actor and director.

    I know I enjoyed a film when it's the first thought in my head upon awakening the next morning. The Cohens and Kellys are firmly lodged in my melon. Brief bonus: a shot of a train running down the old Second Avenue El, torn down in the early 1940s. There were good reasons for tearing down the New York City Els but nostalgia buffs miss them.
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    • Release date
      • February 28, 1926 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • None
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The Cohens & Kellys
    • Filming locations
      • Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA(Studio)
    • Production company
      • Universal Pictures
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 20 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Silent
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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