We Americans
| We Americans | |
|---|---|
 Lobby card | |
| Directed by | Edward Sloman |
| Written by | Alfred A. Cohn Edward Sloman |
| Based on | We Americans by Milton Herbert Gropper and Max Siegel |
| Produced by | Carl Laemmle Jr. |
| Starring | George Sidney Patsy Ruth Miller George J. Lewis |
| Cinematography | Jackson Rose |
| Edited by | Robert Jahns |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent(Englishintertitles) |
We Americansis a 1928 Americansilentdrama filmdirected byEdward Slomanand starringGeorge Sidney,Patsy Ruth Miller,andGeorge J. Lewis.[1][2]An extremely slender youngAndy Devineplays an early small role as Pat O'Dougal.
Plot[edit]
Two young couples try to cross the mixed ethnic divide in America, something which is only resolved whenWorld War Ireveals the truth of American society'smelting pot.
Cast[edit]
- George Sidneyas Mr. Levine
- Patsy Ruth Milleras Beth Levine
- George J. Lewisas Phil Levine
- Eddie Phillipsas Pete Albertini
- Beryl Merceras Mrs. Levine
- John Bolesas Hugh Bradleigh
- Albert Granas Mr. Schmidt
- Michael Visaroffas Mr. Albertini
- Kathlyn Williamsas Mrs. Bradleigh
- Edward Martindelas Mr. Bradleigh
- Josephine Dunnas Helen Bradleigh
- Daisy Belmoreas Mrs. Schmidt
- Rosita Marstinias Mrs. Albertini
- Andy Devineas Pat O'Dougal
- Flora Bramleyas Sara Schmidt
- John Bleiferas Korn
Production[edit]
ProducerCarl Laemmle Jr.purchased the film rights to the playWe Americansin support of the efforts ofWill H. Hays,head of theMotion Picture Producers and Distributors of America,to further the more rapidAmericanizationof immigrants within the United States.[3]Hays organized a group of experts to advise director Sloman on the film.[3]The initial outline for the film had immigrants from Russia settling in the United States but maintaining their native language and customs, while their children became assimilated through attended American high school, with the resulting family conflict.
Preservation[edit]
With no prints ofWe Americanslocated in any film archives,[4]it is alost film.
References[edit]
- ^Erens p. 96
- ^Progressive Silent Film List:We Americansat silentera.com
- ^ab"Aid of Americanization Experts Secured by Hays for Universal'sWe Americans".Universal Weekly.25(20). New York City: Motion Picture Weekly Publishing Company: 13. 25 June 1927.Retrieved30 October2023.
- ^Library of Congress / FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Database:We Americans
Bibliography[edit]
- Erens, Patricia (1984).The Jew in American Cinema.Indiana University Press.ISBN0-253-20493-3
- Munden, Kenneth White (1997).The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1.University of California Press.
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