His People (also known as Proud Heart) is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by Edward Sloman about a young, Jewish boxer growing up on the Lower East Side of Manhattan.[2] According to film historian Lester Friedman, “Sloman portrays immigrant life in America.”[3]
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Directed by | Edward Sloman |
Written by | Charles E. Whittaker (scenario) Alfred A. Cohn (scenario) |
Story by | Isadore Bernstein |
Produced by | Carl Laemmle |
Starring | Rudolph Schildkraut |
Cinematography | Max Dupont |
Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 9 reels; 8,983 feet |
Country | United States |
Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Box office | $3,000,000[1] |
Cast
edit- Rudolph Schildkraut as David Cominsky
- Rosa Rosanova as Rose Cominsky
- Robert Gordon as Sammy Cominsky, as a Child (credited as Bobby Gordon)
- George J. Lewis as Sammy Cominsky (credited as George Lewis)
- Albert Bushaland as Morris Cominsky, as a Child
- Arthur Lubin as Morris Cominsky
- Jean Johnston as Mamie Shannon, as a Child
- Blanche Mehaffey as Mamie Shannon
- Kate Price as Kate Shannon
- Virginia Brown Faire as Ruth Stein
- Nat Carr as Chaim Barowitz
- Bertram Marburgh as Judge Nathan Stein (credited as Betram Marburgh)
- Edgar Kennedy as Thomas Nolan
- Harry Tenbrook as Mike
- Charles Sullivan as The Champion
- Sidney Franklin as Levensky
- Rolfe Sedan as Dinner Guest (uncredited)
Score
editIn 2004, Paul Shapiro wrote a score for the film.[4]
In 2007 Peter Rothbart, a professor of music at Ithaca College wrote a score for the film.[3]
Preservation
editA print of His People is preserved at the Library of Congress.[2]
References
edit- ^ Box Office Information for His People
- ^ a b Progressive Silent Film List: His People at silentera.com
- ^ a b FLEFF Screening of Silent Film on Immigrant Life Will Feature World Premiere of Original Score
- ^ "Films/His People". Archived from the original on December 1, 2008. Retrieved February 9, 2009.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to His People.
- His People at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
- His People at IMDb
- National Center for Jewish Film: His People
- Review of film at Variety
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