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The Singing Blacksmith (1938)
Directed by Edgar G. Ulmer
Overview
Moishe Oysher, the renowned cantor and star of Yiddish radio, stars in Edgar G. Ulmer’s musical version of David Pinski’s play Yankl der Shmid. Singing, dancing, and flashing his eyes, Oysher gives his most robust performance as a passionate shtetl blacksmith who must struggle against temptation to become a mensch. Recently rediscovered footage makes this the most complete extant version of Ulmer’s lively folk operetta, replete with an example of Yiddish swing.
Rated NR | Length 116 minutes
Actors
Herschel Bernardi | Anna Appel | Miriam Riselle | Florence Weiss | Moise Oysher | Michael Goldstein | Lea Noemi | Max Vodnoy | Yudel Duldinsky | Lube Wesely | Ben-Zvi Baratoff | Rai Schneier | Luba Rymer | Benjamin Fishbein | R. Wendroff | R. Shanock | Sophie Bressler | Libby Charney | Janet Deutschmann | Clara Deutschmann | Resa Halperin