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His People

His People
Directed by Edward Sloman
Produced by Carl Laemmle
Written by Isadore Bernstein (story)
Charles E. Whittaker (scenario)
Alfred A. Cohn(scenario)
Starring Rudolph Schildkraut
Cinematography Max Dupont
Distributed by Universal Pictures
Release date
  • November 1, 1925 (1925-11-01)
Running time
9 reels; 8,983 feet
Country United States
Language Silent film
English intertitles

His People (aka; Proud Heart) is a 1925 silent film about a young, Jewish boxer growing up on the Lower East Side of Manhattan directed by Edward Sloman. According to film historian Lester Friedman, “Sloman’s compelling vision of the painful depths and joyous heights of immigrant life endow the film with an exuberant vitality that captivates modern filmgoers and enlightens film historians.”

The film is preserved at the Library of Congress.

In 2004, Paul Shapiro wrote a score for the film.

In 2007 Peter Rothbart, a professor of Music at Ithaca College wrote a score for the film.



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