The Singing Blacksmith

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

November 1, 1938

Original language

Yiddish

Spoken languages

Yiddish

Countries

United States of America

Production

Collective Film Producers Inc.

Cast

Ben-Zvi Baratoff,Florence Weiss,Clara Deutschmann,Moise Oysher,Yudel Duldinsky,Lea Noemi,Luba Rymer,Anna Appel,Janet Deutschmann,Lube Weselyand 11 more

Director

Edgar G. Ulmer

Writer

David Pinski

Producer

Roman Rebush

Cinematography

William Miller

Music

Jacob Weinberg

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

Homepage

Official site

IMDb

tt0029569