The Peddler
Cast & Crew
Herbert Blaché
Joe Welch
Sidney Mason
Catherine Calvert
Kittens Reichert
Sally Crute
Film Details
Synopsis
Abraham Jacobs, an itinerant Jewish country peddler, saves his pennies until he can afford to open a small second-hand clothing store. Unfortunately, Abraham's son Sonny has not inherited his father's decent, hard working instincts, and when his mistress, Mrs. Morgan, is in need of money, Sammy robs Abraham's safe and then disappears. Time passes, and oil is discovered on a tract of land left to Abraham by his late wife. Although he can now afford to live in comfort with his adopted daughter Mary, Abraham still strongly feels the loss of his son. His life is finally made complete when Sammy returns repentant to marry Abraham's housekeeper Sarah, and the old peddler, his struggles now over, is able to spend the rest of his days surrounded by his family.
Director
Herbert Blaché
Cast
Joe Welch
Sidney Mason
Catherine Calvert
Kittens Reichert
Sally Crute
Film Details
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Notes
Yiddish comedian Joe Welch reprised his stage role for this film. Moving Picture World commented, "Joe Welch's voice is missed. But the titles in his dialect, which are inserted so often for their own sake, not to make the situations more intelligible, May well have been spared."
