The Singing Blacksmith (1938)
Drama
Music
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.
Cast
Yankel
Tamara
Yankel, as a boy
Rivke's Mother
Sprintze Gnesye
Frolke
Ella
Leah
Maid
First Girl
Second Girl
Chaike
Rivke
Seamstress
Chaya Peshe
Raffuel
Mariashe
Simche
Reb' Aaron
Frumeh
Bendet
Crew
Director
Theatre Play
Screenplay
Co-Director
Co-Director
Original Music Composer
Music Director
Sound Recordist
Sound Recordist
Editor
Assistant Director
Assistant Director
Costume Supervisor
Makeup Artist
Producer
Production Supervisor
Director of Photography