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.
Edgar G. Ulmer
Director
Moise Oysher
Yankel
Miriam Riselle
Tamara
Florence Weiss
Rivke
Anna Appel
Chaya Peshe
Michael Goldstein
Raffuel
Lea Noemi
Mariashe
Max Vodnoy
Simche
Yudel Duldinsky
Reb' Aaron
Lube Wesely
Frumeh
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Honeydripper58%
Take the Lead68%
Good Vibrations67%
Köln 7571%
The Jazz Singer61%
Make Mine Music58%
Yankee Doodle Dandy70%
Let It Shine69%
Radium Girls67%
Blackmail65%
Beyond the Sea62%
Judy66%
Mansfield Park61%
Kid Galahad61%
Like Sunday, Like Rain73%
Eleanor the Great69%
The Five Heartbeats72%
Monster High: Boo York, Boo York77%
House of Bamboo61%
