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  • Private Izzy Murphy (1926)
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    80 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Private Izzy Murphy (1926)
Passed
80 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Isadore "Izzy" Goldberg changes his name to I. Patrick Murphy because his store is in an Irish-neighborhood in New York City. He meets Eileen Cohannigan, the daughter of a meat-packer, and he tells her he is Irish and a romance begins. ...See moreIsadore "Izzy" Goldberg changes his name to I. Patrick Murphy because his store is in an Irish-neighborhood in New York City. He meets Eileen Cohannigan, the daughter of a meat-packer, and he tells her he is Irish and a romance begins. When America enters World War I, "Izzy" enlists, is sent to France, and is wounded while engaged in a heroic rescue during a big battle. While recovering in an overseas hospital, he write Eileen and tells her he is Jewish and not Irish. Returning home, he is parading with his regiment and he sees Eileen with Robert O'Malley, his old rival. He thinks she has thrown him over because he is Jewish. An Irish lodge comes to bestow an honor on the man they think is Patrick Murphy, an Irish hero. But O'Malley tells them his real name is Goldberg. But Eileen tels him it is he she loves, and they head for the marriage-license bureau. Written by Les Adams See less
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Raymond L. Schrock (story) | Edward Clark (story) | Philip Lonergan (adaptation)
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Updated Oct 26, 1926

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Oct 30, 1926 (United States)

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10 cast members
Name Known for
George Jessel
Isadore 'Izzy' Goldberg, posing as I. Patrick Murphy Isadore 'Izzy' Goldberg, posing as I. Patrick Murphy   See fewer
Patsy Ruth Miller
Eileen Cohannigan Eileen Cohannigan   See fewer
Vera Gordon
Sara Goldberg Sara Goldberg   See fewer
Nat Carr
The Shadchen, Moe Ginsberg The Shadchen, Moe Ginsberg   See fewer
William H. Strauss
Jacob Goldberg (as William Strauss) Jacob Goldberg (as William Strauss)   See fewer
Spec O'Donnell
The Monohan Kid The Monohan Kid   See fewer
Gustav von Seyffertitz
Cohannigan Cohannigan   See fewer
Douglas Gerrard
Robert O'Malley Robert O'Malley   See fewer
Tom Murray
The Attorney The Attorney   See fewer
Fletcher Tolbert
Actor (as Rusty Tolbert) Actor (as Rusty Tolbert)   See fewer
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