68% Critic Match

Jewish Prudence

6.8 / 10• 1927• 19m•NR• English

Comedy

Storyline

Papa Gimplewart, father to three children is unimpressed by the young lawyer who wants to marry his daughter.

Cast & Crew

Max Davidson

Papa Gimplewart

Lead

Johnny Fox

Junior Gimplewart

Martha Sleeper

Rachel Gimplewart

Gaston Glass

Aaron

Eugene Pallette

Rent Collector

Fred Kelsey

Rent Collector

What People Are Saying

4.0

“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Leo McCarey's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”

— Manohla Dargis, The New York Times

3.0

“Every frame feels alive. Jewish Prudence is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”

— Anthony Lane, The New Yorker

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