Potash and Perlmutter
| Potash and Perlmutter | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Clarence G. Badger |
| Written by | Frances Marion (screenplay) Montague Glass (play) Charles Klein (play) Montague Glass (titles) |
| Produced by | Samuel Goldwyn |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Associated First National |
Release date | September 6, 1923 |
Running time | 80 min. |
| Country | Template:Film US |
| Language | Silent film (English intertitles) |
Potash and Perlmutter (1923) is an American silent comedy film. The film is based on an ethnic Jewish comedy with characters created by Montague Glass and Charles Klein for a 1913 Broadway play which ran for 441 performances.[1] This film is notable as the first production of Samuel Goldwyn's independent production company.[2]
Stage stars Alexander Carr and Barney Bernard reprise their famous roles in this film.
The film's success would inspire two Goldwyn sequels, In Hollywood with Potash and Perlmutter (1924) and Partners Again (1926).
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