06 Feb 1927
Metropolis
In a futuristic city sharply divided between the rich and the poor, the son of the city's mastermind meets a prophet who predicts the coming of a savior to mediate their differences.
The Younger Generation
See what riches did to a son and poverty to a daughter. Learn what parents are forced to endure from their children!
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.
Top Billed Cast
Jean Hersholt Julius Goldfish - Pa
Lina Basquette Birdie Goldfish
Ricardo Cortez Morris Goldfish
Rex Lease Eddie Lesser
Rosa Rosanova Tilda Goldfish - Ma
Syd Crossley Goldfish's Butler
Martha Franklin Mrs. Lesser
Joe Bordeaux Crook
Ferike Boros Delancey Street Woman
Clarence Burton Police Desk Sergeant
Paul Ellis Crook
Otto Fries Tradesman
Julia Swayne Gordon Mrs. Striker
Donald Hall Minor Role
Leon Janney Eddie Lesser as a Boy
Julanne Johnston Irma Striker
Virginia Marshall Birdie Goldfish as a girl
Jack Raymond Pinsky
Bernard Siegel Minor Role
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