The Singing Blacksmith
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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.
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Moise Oysher
Yankel
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Miriam Riselle
Tamara
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Edgar G. Ulmer
Edgar G. Ulmer
Moyshe Oysher
Yankel
David Pinski
Ludwig Landy
Florence Weiss
Rivke
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Jack Kemp
Roman Rebush
Anna Appel
Chaya Peshe
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Louis Brandt
Edgar G. Ulmer Director · David Pinski Screenplay Jacob Weinberg Composer
United States release November 1, 1938 · Produced in United States · Original title Yankl Der Schmid
Production
Collective Film Producers Inc.
Production
United States
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Original title
Yankl Der Schmid
Original language
Yiddish
Spoken on screen
Yiddish
Release dates
United States · November 1, 1938
Theatrical
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