American Matchmaker
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Nat Silver has been engaged 7 times already. This time, his 8th, he's really going to get married. But a visitor shows up, Shirley's old boyfriend. With a gun ! He'll kill himself unless he can have Shirley back, and Nat graciously gives in. According to Nat's mother, his Uncle Shya was unlucky at love but lucky as a matchmaker, and Nat is just like Shya. Nat tells his family he's going to Italy. But he remains in New York and sets himself up with a new name and new business, Nat Gold, Advisor in Human Relations...
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Cast
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Leo Fuchs
Nat Silver / Uncle Shya
Known for
The Frisco Kid
Avalon
Judith Abarbanel
Judith Aarons
Also in
Uncle Moses
The Cantor's Son
J. Burgi Contner
Edgar G. Ulmer
Gustav H Heimo
Judel Dubinsky
Maurice
Also in
Shir Hashirim
Edward Hyland
Shirley Ulmer
Anna Guskin
Elvie Silver
William Saulter
B Ressler
Celia Brodkin
Nat's Mother (as Celia Boodkin)
Also in
Go Man Go
Edgar G. Ulmer Director · Shirley Ulmer Screenplay Gustav H. Heimo Story
United States release May 6, 1940 · Produced in United States · Original title Americaner Shadchen
Production
Fame Films Inc.
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Americaner Shadchen
Original language
Yiddish
Spoken on screen
Yiddish
Release dates
Germany · January 2, 1940
Theatrical
United States · May 6, 1940
Theatrical
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