''Potash and Perlmutter'' is a 1923 American silent

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directed by Clarence G. Badger. The film is based on an ethnic

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ish comedy with characters created by Montague Glass and Charles Klein for a 1913 Broadway play of the same name which ran for 441 performances. The play is based on the 1909 book of the same name by Montague Glass. This film is notable as the first release of

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's independent production company. Stage stars Alexander Carr and Barney Bernard reprise their famous roles from the play in this film. The film's success would inspire two Goldwyn sequels, '' In Hollywood with Potash and Perlmutter'' (1924) and '' Partners Again'' (1926). In 1927, the UK division of

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produced a short film with Augustus Yorke (1860-1939) and Nicholas Adams playing Potash and Perlmutter.

Cast

* Alexander Carr as Morris Perlmutter * Barney Bernard as Abe Potash * Vera Gordon as Rosie Potash * Martha Mansfield as The Head Model * Ben Lyon as Boris Andrieff * Edouard Durand as Feldman * Hope Sutherland as Irma Potash * De Sacia Mooers as Ruth Goldman * Jerry Devine as The Office Boy *

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as Pasinsky * Leo Donnelly as The Wide-Awake Salesman

Preservation

With no prints of ''Potash and Perlmutter'' located in any film archives, it is considered a

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.The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: ''Potash and Perlmutter''
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* * 1923 films American silent feature films American black-and-white films Samuel Goldwyn Productions films Films directed by Clarence G. Badger 1923 comedy films Silent American comedy films First National Pictures films 1920s American films 1923 lost films 1920s English-language films English-language comedy films Lost silent American films {{1920s-silent-comedy-film-stub