Vera Gordon
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Vera Pogorelsky Gordon (June 11, 1886 - May 8, 1948) was a stage and screen actress. Vera Pogorelsky was born in Ekaterinoslav, Russia, on June 11, 1886, the daughter of Boris Pogorelsky and Teigan Nemirovsky. She emigrated with her family to the United States when she was seven years old. Pogorelsky was a child actor but she was fired by the directors of the Shevchenko Imperial Company when they learned she was of Jewish heritage. After immigrating in the United States, Pogorelsky, now Gordon, appeared in smaller theater like The Liberty and The Lyric in New York’s Lower East Side. In 1916 Gordon went on a tour in England, appearing in vaudeville and theatre. Gordon starred in several motion pictures such as Humoresque and The Cohens and Kellys. She represented the archetypical Jewish mother. She contributed to newspapers and magazines on marriage and children, and supported Jewish children orphanages. She was a member of Actors' Equity Association, Russian-American Art Club of Los Angeles, Grand Street Boys, New York.
Stage Door Canteen
as Vera GordonA young soldier on a pass in New York City visits the famed Stage Door Canteen, where famous...
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The Big Street
as Mrs. LefkowitzMeek busboy Little Pinks is in love with an extremely selfish showgirl who despises and uses him.
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You and Me
as Mrs. LewineMr. Morris, the owner of a large metropolitan department store, gives jobs to paroled...
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The Living Ghost
as Sister LapidusA detective investigating kidnapping case discovers the victim, who may be a zombie.
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Humoresque
as Mama KantorYoung Leon Kanter dreams of being a great violinist. His parents scrape up the money for a...
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Abie's Irish Rose
as Mrs. CohenCultures clash when a Jewish boy wants to marry an Irish girl.
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Sweet Daddies
as Rose FinklebaumStage comedian Patrick O'Brien is fired from his job because of his drinking celebration of his...
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Millionaires
as Esther RubensMeyer Rubens and his wife, Esther, own a pressing-shop in New York's Lower East Side. Esther...
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Michael O'Halloran
as Mrs. LevinskyA wealthy woman's wild lifestyle finally drives her husband to take their two children, move out...
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Four Walls
as Benny's MotherAfter completing his prison sentence for killing a rival gang leader in self-defence, Benny...
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The Cohens and Kellys
as Mrs. CohenJacob Cohen, who owns a dry goods store, and Patrick Kelly, an Irish cop, are constantly at...
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The Greatest Love
as Mrs. LantiniDirector Henry Kolker's silent romantic melodrama starred Vera Gordon, who was billed as "The...
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Private Izzy Murphy
as Sara GoldbergIsadore "Izzy" Goldberg changes his name to I. Patrick Murphy because his store is in an...
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Potash and Perlmutter
as Rosie PotashThe film is based on an ethnic Jewish comedy with characters created by Montague Glass and...
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An Affair of the Follies
as uncreditedYoung husband Jerry, a clerk, loses his job, and in order to bring money into the house, his...
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In Hollywood with Potash and Perlmutter
as Rosie PotashA sequel of sorts, the Jewish ethnic comedy characters of Potash and Perlmutter return from...
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Kosher Kitty Kelly
as Mrs. FeinbaumThe story is a variation on the Abie's Irish Rose theme, detailing the marriage between an Irish...
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The Cohens and the Kellys in Africa
as Mrs. CohenCohen and Kelly families go to Africa to buy elephant tusks.
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Your Best Friend
as Mrs. Esther MeyersA Jewish mother in New York finds herself at odds with her son's new wife, a pretty Gentile girl.
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