Sweet Daddies
| Sweet Daddies | |
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 Poster | |
| Directed by | Alfred Santell |
| Written by | W.C. Clifford George Marion Jr. |
| Produced by | M.C. Levee |
| Starring | George Sidney Charles Murray Vera Gordon |
| Cinematography | Arthur Edeson |
| Edited by | Frank Lawrence |
Production company | First National Pictures |
| Distributed by | First National Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 70 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Sweet Daddies is a 1926 American silent comedy crime film directed by Alfred Santell and starring George Sidney, Charles Murray, and Vera Gordon.[1] The film foregrounds positive relationships between Jewish and Irish American characters, despite the presence of some stereotypes.[2][1]
The plot revolves around comedic mishaps in the bootleg liquor business.[3] The romance between the daughter of the Jewish Finkelstein family and the son of the Irish O’Brien family ends happily.[4]
Cast
[edit | edit source]- George Sidney as Abie Finklebaum
- Charles Murray as Patrick O'Brien
- Vera Gordon as Rose Finklebaum[5]
- Jobyna Ralston as Mariam Finklebaum
- Jack Mulhall as Jimmy O'Brien
- Gaston Glass as Sam Berkowitz
- Aggie Herring as Mrs. O'Brien
Reception
[edit | edit source]The New York Times film critic described it thus:
One really can't quite grasp what this picture is all about, as there are sudden interruptions, for the sake of comedy, which crop up according to the whims of the director and scenarist. The fun is good-natured, but just about as probable as the dropping of a leather pouch on a schooner's deck from an airplane a couple of thousand feet in the air, which incidentally happens in this tepid affair.[3]
Impact
[edit | edit source]Sidney and Murray, who portrayed the fathers of the two families, would go on to work together in many films that, focusing on Jewish and Irish relations, were often described as “ethnic comedies.”[6][7]
Jobyna Robson (Mariam Finkelstein) would go on to be regarded as a great silent film comedian.[8] Arthur Edeson became a major cinematographer.[9]
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Bibliography
[edit | edit source]- Erens, Patricia. The Jew in American Cinema. Indiana University Press, 1984.
External links
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- Still at www.silentfilmstillarchive.com
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- 1920s American films
- 1920s crime comedy films
- 1920s English-language films
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- American silent crime comedy films
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- English-language crime comedy films
- Films directed by Alfred Santell
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- 1920s silent comedy film stubs