Drama ·Music · United States of America · 1938 · 1h 56m

The Singing Blacksmith

Yankl Der Schmid

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Director
Edgar G. Ulmer
Cast
Moise Oysher as Yankel Miriam Riselle as Tamara Florence Weiss as Rivke Anna Appel as Chaya Peshe Michael Goldstein as Raffuel Lea Noemi as Mariashe
Crew
William Miller — Director of Photography Jack Kemp — Editor Jacob Weinberg — Original Music Composer David Pinski — Screenplay Roman Rebush — Producer
Synopsis

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.

Key Collaborators
Edgar G. Ulmer Director William Miller Director of Photography Jack Kemp Editor Jacob Weinberg Original Music Composer David Pinski Screenplay Roman Rebush Producer
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