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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.
Theatrical
Mar 4, 1929
Theaters
1
Cast
Full credits →J
Jean Hersholt
Julius Goldfish - Pa
L
Lina Basquette
Birdie Goldfish
R
Ricardo Cortez
Morris Goldfish
R
Rex Lease
Eddie Lesser
R
Rosa Rosanova
Tilda Goldfish - Ma
S
Syd Crossley
Goldfish's Butler
M
Martha Franklin
Mrs. Lesser
J
Joe Bordeaux
Crook
F
Ferike Boros
Delancey Street Woman
C
Clarence Burton
Police Desk Sergeant
P
Paul Ellis
Crook
O
Otto Fries
Tradesman
J
Julia Swayne Gordon
Mrs. Striker
D
Donald Hall
Minor Role
L
Leon Janney
Eddie Lesser as a Boy
J
Julanne Johnston
Irma Striker
V
Virginia Marshall
Birdie Goldfish as a girl
J
Jack Raymond
Pinsky
B
Bernard Siegel
Minor Role
