| The Younger Generation | |
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| Directed by | Frank Capra |
| Written by | Howard J. Green (dialogue) Sonya Levien |
| Based on | It Is to Laugh by Fannie Hurst |
| Produced by | Jack Cohn |
| Starring | Ricardo Cortez |
| Cinematography | Ted Tetzlaff |
| Edited by | Arthur Roberts |
| Music by | Mischa Bakaleinikoff |
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| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
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Running time | 75 minutes / 84 minutes (TCM print) |
| Country | United States |
| Languages | Sound (Part-Talkie) English Intertitles |
The Younger Generation is a 1929 sound part-talkie American drama film directed by Frank Capra and starring Ricardo Cortez. In addition to sequences with audible dialogue or talking sequences, the film features a synchronized musical score and sound effects along with English intertitles. The soundtrack was recorded using the Western Electric sound-on-film system. The film was produced by Jack Cohn for Columbia Pictures. It was Capra's first sound film. The screenplay was adapted from a 1927 Fannie Hurst play, It Is to Laugh.[1]
- ^ "The Younger Generation". Tcm.com. Retrieved November 5, 2015.