Potash and Perlmutter

Potash and Perlmutter is a 1923 American silent comedy film directed by Clarence G. Badger. The film is based on an ethnic Jewish comedy with characters created by Montague Glass and Charles Klein for a 1913 Broadway play of the same name which ran for 441 performances.^[1] The play is based on the 1909 book of the same name by Montague Glass. This film is notable as the first release of Samuel Goldwyn's independent production company.^[2][3]

Potash and Perlmutter
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Directed by	Clarence G. Badger
Written by	Frances Marion (screenplay) Montague Glass (titles)
Based on	Potash and Perlmutter by Montague Glass and Charles Klein
Produced by	Samuel Goldwyn
Production company	Samuel Goldwyn Productions
Distributed by	Associated First National
Release date	September 6, 1923 (1923-09-06)
Running time	80 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

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 Phonofilm 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
• Lee Kohlmar 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 lost film.^[4]