Old Isaac, the Pawnbroker Movie Review 1908

A small girl living in a slum seeks aid for her sick and starving mother. When she runs into red tape at the charity office she goes to the local pawnbroker and offers her doll for food money. Isaac the pawnbroker is so touched by the gesture that he follows the girl to her apartment and pays for her mother's care.

Distribution

National Center for Jewish Film, Brandeis University, Lown Bldg. 102 MS 053, Waltham, MA 02454-9110, Phone: (781)899-7044, Fax: (781)736-2070, Email: ncjf@logos.cc.brandeis.edu, URL: http://www.jewishfilm.org

Available on VHS
Running time 10 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Judaism, Poverty, Silent Films

Director

D.W. Griffith

Producer

Biograph