The Younger Generation
Studio: Columbia Pictures
Starring: Ricardo Cortez, Jean Hersholt, Lina Basquette
Director: Frank Capra
Writer: Sonya Levien
Producer: Harry Cohn
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.
Previous Showings
6 Runs • 3 Festivals
2,230 tickets sold
Original Billings: 1 run (June 1, 1929)
Original Run: June 1, 1929 (Saturday)
All runs on record (6):
- June 1, 1929 (Saturday)Jean Hersholt, Lina Basquette
- February 27 - 28, 1990 · 143 ticketsw/ The Donovan Affair
- May 2, 1997 · 346 ticketsw/ Long Pants
- December 1 - 4, 2007 · 1,151 ticketsFall 2007 The Films of Frank Capra, plus other favoritesw/ You Can't Take It with You
- February 5 - 6, 2014 · 311 ticketsFrank Capra Festivalw/ State of the Union
- January 30 - 31, 2025 · 279 ticketsThe Films of Frank Capraw/ Forbidden