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OPEN CLASSIC CINEMA · 1576

His People

192591 minUnited States

Video edition: Wikimedia Commons
Original language: No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: English.
This copy runs: 91:02
Subtitles: No subtitle track in this language

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Wikimedia Commons · Edward Sloman · Public domain

Synopsis

On New York's Lower East Side, Rabbi Cominsky places his hopes in Morris, the son studying law, while overlooking Sammy's sacrifices for the family. Sammy's secret boxing career brings a bitter quarrel. Morris's pursuit of social advancement then tests the father's faith in the son he favored.

Cast

Rudolph Schildkraut

Rosa Rosanova

Bobby Gordon

George J. Lewis

Albert Bushaland

Arthur Lubin

DirectorsEdward Sloman

Historical context

Edward Sloman's drama approaches immigrant family life through work, education and generational conflict. Rudolph Schildkraut plays the father; the film also circulated under the title Proud Heart.

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Work catalogued as public domain in the United States.

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Availability checked on September 22, 2026.

Photograph credit

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Rudolph Schildkraut — Unknown author Unknown author; Sport & Salon , 7 February 1901, S. 8 ( http://anno.onb.ac.at/cgi-content/anno?aid=sus&datum=19010207&seite=8&zoom=33 ) · Public domain
Rosa Rosanova — Unknown author Unknown author; J. Willis Sayre Collection of Theatrical Photographs · Public domain
Bobby Gordon — Warner Bros. Pictures; This image has been extracted from another file · Public domain
George J. Lewis — Unknown photographer; Universal Weekly (May 29, 1926) https://archive.org/details/universalweekly100movi_0/page/n87/mode/2up · Public domain
Arthur Lubin — Street & Smith; page 69 Picture Play Magazine · Public domain

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