Drama · United States of America · 1934 · 1h 10m

The Yiddish King Lear

Director

Cast

Esther Adler as Gitl Jacob Bergreen as Joffe Miriam Grossman as Taybele Maurice Krohner as David Moshele Fannie Levenstein as Hanna, his wife Eddie Pascal as Shamay

Crew

Joseph Freeman — Director of Photography Joseph Brody — Original Music Composer Abraham Armband — Writer Jack Rieger — Producer Johnnie Walker — Producer Robert Van Rosen — Production Design

Synopsis

Setting off from Vilna to spend his last days in the Holy Land, an arrogant old man spurns the youngest of his three daughters and leaves his fortune in the wrong hands.

Key Collaborators

Harry Thomashefsky Director Joseph Freeman Director of Photography Joseph Brody Original Music Composer Abraham Armband Writer Jack Rieger Producer Johnnie Walker Producer Robert Van Rosen Production Design

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