Potash and Perlmutter

Potash and Perlmutter
Potash and Perlmutter
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Directed by	Clarence G. Badger
Written by	Frances Marion (screenplay); Montague Glass (titles)
Based on	Potash and Perlmutter; by Montague Glass and Charles Klein
Produced by	Samuel Goldwyn
Production; company	Samuel Goldwyn Productions
Distributed by	Associated First National
Release date	September 6, 1923;
Running time	80 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

Potash and Perlmutter is a 1923 American silent comedy film directed by Clarence G. Badger. The film is based on an ethnic Jewish comedy with characters created by Montague Glass and Charles Klein for a 1913 Broadway play of the same name which ran for 441 performances.^[1] The play is based on the 1909 book of the same name by Montague Glass. This film is notable as the first release of Samuel Goldwyn's independent production company.^[2]^[3]

Stage stars Alexander Carr and Barney Bernard reprise their famous roles from the play in this film.

The film's success would inspire two Goldwyn sequels, In Hollywood with Potash and Perlmutter (1924) and Partners Again (1926). In 1927, the UK division of Phonofilm produced a short film with Augustus Yorke (1860-1939) and Nicholas Adams playing Potash and Perlmutter.

Cast[]

Alexander Carr as Morris Perlmutter
Barney Bernard as Abe Potash
Vera Gordon as Rosie Potash
Martha Mansfield as The Head Model
Ben Lyon as Boris Andrieff
Edouard Durand as Feldman
Hope Sutherland as Irma Potash
De Sacia Mooers as Ruth Goldman
Jerry Devine as The Office Boy
Lee Kohlmar as Pasinsky
Leo Donnelly as The Wide-Awake Salesman

References[]

^ Internet Broadway Database entry
^ IMDB entry
^ Marill, Alvin H. (1976). Samuel Goldwyn presents. A.S. Barnes. p. 39. ISBN 0498016587.

External links[]

Potash and Perlmutter at the American Film Institute Catalog
Potash and Perlmutter at IMDb
Synopsis at AllMovie

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[1] Internet Broadway Database entry

[2] IMDB entry

[3] Marill, Alvin H. (1976). Samuel Goldwyn presents. A.S. Barnes. p. 39. ISBN 0498016587.

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