Mothers of Today

Overview

Mothers of Today features the first motion picture performance of radio star Esther Field, best known on the airwaves of the 1930s as the 'Yiddishe Mama.' The film exemplifies the Yiddish film genre of shund, a brand of popular entertainment which appealed to working-class Jewish-American immigrant audiences with broadly-drawn, sentimental stories that reflected the daily life and culture of a distinctively American Yiddish community. While the shund films were invariably low-budget (and low-brow) affairs, these humble productions formed an important part of life in the United States for their audience.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

March 1, 1939

Original language

English

Cast

Paula Lubelski,Esther Field,Max Rosenblatt,Simon Wolf,Gertrude Krause

Director

Henry Lynn

Writer

Simon Wolf,Henry Lynn

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0031673