Potash and Perlmutter
1923 · 80 min · ★ 9.0 · Comedy
The film is based on an ethnic Jewish comedy with characters created by Montague Glass and Charles Klein.
Directed by Clarence G. Badger · Written by Frances Marion
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Alexander Carr Morris Perlmutter -
Barney Bernard Abe Potash -
Vera Gordon Rosie Potash -
Martha Mansfield The Head Model -
Ben Lyon Boris Andrieff - E Edouard Durand Feldman
- H Hope Sutherland Irma Potash
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De Sacia Mooers Ruth Goldman
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