East and West
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East and West is a 1923 Yiddish-language comedy film starring Molly Picon that humorously contrasts traditional Eastern European Jewish life with modern Western influences.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| East and West canonical | 1 |
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Yiddish-language film
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comedy film ⓘ film ⓘ silent film ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Austria ⓘ |
| director |
Ivan Abramson
NERFINISHED
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Sidney M. Goldin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributionRegion |
Europe
NERFINISHED
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United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | silent film era ⓘ |
| featuresCharacterType |
assimilated Western Jews
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traditional Eastern European Jews ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
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silent comedy ⓘ |
| hasFormat | black-and-white film ⓘ |
| hasRestoredVersion | yes ⓘ |
| languageOfIntertitles | Yiddish ⓘ |
| leadActorRole | Molly Picon as an Americanized Jewish girl ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early Yiddish cinema
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portrayal of Eastern European shtetl life ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Yiddish ⓘ |
| producer | Sidney M. Goldin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Goldin Film Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1923 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Jacob Kalich
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sidney M. Goldin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
Eastern Europe
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Galicia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
Jacob Kalich
NERFINISHED
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Molly Picon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
Jewish life and customs
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contrast between Eastern European Jewish traditions and Western modernity ⓘ culture clash ⓘ |
| title | East and West NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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