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special event! Sunday, July 19, 3pm, Dryden Theatre HIS PEOPLE Director: Edward Sloman, US, 1925, 91 min., silent One of the most important films of the silent era to address Jewish issues sympathetically, His People tells of Sammy and Morris Cominsky (George Lewis and Arthur Lubin), sons of poor, immigrant Jewish parents. The ambitious Morris hides his Jewish background from his friends to become a lawyer; brother Sammy becomes a prizefighter and courts an Irish lass; and their parents struggle to understand the ways of their new homeland and the tradition shattering decisions of their sons. A lively and entertaining tale of life in the New York's Lower East Side of 1920's, His People is a strong, moving melodrama about the struggle to achieve the American dream. Live piano accompaniment by the world renowned pianist and silent film composer, Rochester's own Philip Carli. Generously supported by Debby and Elliott Landsman. Back to film festival schedule »  
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