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His People (aka; Proud Heart) is a 1925 silent film about a young, Jewish boxer growing up on the Lower East Side of Manhattan directed by Edward Sloman. According to film historian Lester Friedman, “Sloman’s compelling vision of the painful depths and joyous heights of immigrant life endow the film with an exuberant vitality that captivates modern filmgoers and enlightens film historians.” The film is preserved at the Library of Congress.
Original Release
11/01/1925
US Release
11/01/1925
Cast
Name | Character |
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Rudolph Schildkraut | David Cominsky |
Rosa Rosanova | Rose Cominsky |
Robert Gordon | Sammy Cominsky, as a Child |
George J. Lewis | Sammy Cominsky |
Albert Bushaland | |
Arthur Lubin | Morris Cominsky |
Jean Johnston | |
Blanche Mehaffey | Mamie Shannon |
Kate Price | Kate Shannon |
Virginia Brown Faire | Ruth Stein |
Directors
Writers
Isadore Bernstein, Alfred A. Cohn, Charles E. Whittaker
Cast
Name | Character |
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Rudolph Schildkraut | David Cominsky |
Rosa Rosanova | Rose Cominsky |
Robert Gordon | Sammy Cominsky, as a Child |
George J. Lewis | Sammy Cominsky |
Albert Bushaland | |
Arthur Lubin | Morris Cominsky |
Jean Johnston | |
Blanche Mehaffey | Mamie Shannon |
Kate Price | Kate Shannon |
Virginia Brown Faire | Ruth Stein |
Nat Carr | Chaim Barowitz |
Bertram Marburgh | Judge Nathan Stein |
Edgar Kennedy | Thomas Nolan |
Harry Tenbrook | Mike |
Charles Sullivan | The Champion |
Sidney Franklin | Levensky |
Rolfe Sedan | Dinner Guest |