William H. Strauss
The Public Enemy
as Pawnbroker (uncredited)Two young Chicago hoodlums, Tom Powers and Matt Doyle, rise up from their poverty-stricken slum...
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I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
as Pawnbroker (uncredited)A World War I veteran’s dreams of becoming a master architect evaporate in the cold light of...
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The Mayor of Hell
as Mr. Horowitz (uncredited)Members of a teenage gang are sent to the State Reformatory, presided over by the callous...
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Golden Boy
as Mr. CarpDespite his talent as a musician, a city boy decides to become a boxer. He's successful as a...
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The Texas Rangers
as Juror (uncredited)Two down-on-their-luck former outlaws volunteer to be Texas Rangers and find themselves assigned...
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Five Star Final
as uncreditedSearching for headlines at any cost, an unscrupulous newspaper owner forces his editor to print...
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So This Is Love
as Maison KatzSo This is Love? was another early Frank Capra production for fledgling Columbia Pictures. The...
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Hard to Handle
as Mr. Abe Goldstein (uncredited)A hustling public relations man promotes a series of fads.
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One More Spring
as Jewish ManThree people live together in the maintenance shed at Central Park as an alternative to living...
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Skinner's Dress Suit
as TailorHoney Skinner is proud of her successful husband. When he tells her he's going to ask for a...
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Beloved
as Jewish FatherStory about four generations in a family of musicians.
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The Reckless Way
as Carl BlatzThe DVD for this film bears the title "The Lure of Hollywood". Marian Nixon plays a girl who...
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The Jazz Cinderella
as Fineman (as William Strauss)Intending that her son, Herbert, marry debutante Mildred Vane, Mrs. Consuelo Carter is most...
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Private Izzy Murphy
as Jacob GoldbergIsadore "Izzy" Goldberg changes his name to I. Patrick Murphy because his store is in an...
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Lucky Boy
as uncreditedA young Jewish man works in his father's jewelry business, but he doesn't like it at all--he...
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Love in High Gear
as ZiegmanA young couple making plans to elope are overheard by a jewel thief, who sees a chance to turn...
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Sally in Our Alley
as Abraham LapidowitzSally, a girl of the tenements, is being raised by three bachelor foster-fathers, a pawnbroker,...
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Smiling Irish Eyes
as Moe LeviA 1929 film directed by William A. Seiter.
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Ankles Preferred
as Mr. GoldbergNora, a department store clerk, is determined to succeed on the basis of her brain power despite...
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The Rawhide Kid
as Simon SilverbergGood cowboy vs. bad cowboy in this romantic adventure.
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Millionaires
as Helper in Meyer's Tailor ShopMeyer Rubens and his wife, Esther, own a pressing-shop in New York's Lower East Side. Esther...
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Roaring Road
as Sol RosenburgA young racing driver combines the best features of two rival cars, thus producing an automobile...
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The Shamrock and the Rose
as Abe CohenThe neighborly "feud" between a Jewish and an Irish families escalates when two of their...
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