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Private Izzy Murphy

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. 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 writes 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.

Top Cast

  • George Jessel

    George Jessel

    I. Patrick Murphy

  • Patsy Ruth Miller

    Patsy Ruth Miller

    Eileen Cohannigan

  • Vera Gordon

    Vera Gordon

    Sara Goldberg

  • Nat Carr

    Nat Carr

    The Shadchen, Moe Ginsberg

  • William H. Strauss

    William H. Strauss

    Jacob Goldberg

  • Spec O'Donnell

    Spec O'Donnell

    The Monohan Kid

  • Gustav von Seyffertitz

    Gustav von Seyffertitz

    Cohannigan

  • Douglas Gerrard

    Douglas Gerrard

    Robert O'Malley

  • Tom Murray

    Tom Murray

    The Attorney

Overview

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. 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 writes 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.

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