His People

His People
His People
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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	November 1, 1925;
Running time	9 reels; 8,983 feet
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)
Box office	$3,000,000

The full film

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]

Cast

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

In 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

A print of His People is preserved at the Library of Congress.^[2]

References

^ 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

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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[1] Box Office Information for His People

[SE-2] Progressive Silent Film List: His People at silentera.com

[FLEFF-3] FLEFF Screening of Silent Film on Immigrant Life Will Feature World Premiere of Original Score

[4] "Films/His People". Archived from the original on December 1, 2008. Retrieved February 9, 2009.

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