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
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
Ben-Zvi Baratoff
Bendet
Herschel Bernardi
Yankel, as a boy
Rai Schneier
Rivke's Mother
Luba Rymer
Sprintze Gnesye
Benjamin Fishbein
Frolke
R. Wendroff
Ella
R. Shanock
Leah
Sophie Bressler
Maid
Libby Charney
First Girl
Janet Deutschmann
Second Girl
Clara Deutschmann
Chaike
Resa Halperin
Seamstress
Crew
Edgar G. Ulmer
Director
Ben-Zvi Baratoff
Co-Director
Ossip Dymow
Co-Director
David Pinski
Screenplay, Theatre Play
Jack Kemp
Editor
William Miller
Director of Photography
Sol Chodrow
Assistant Director
Louis Brandt
Assistant Director
Ludwig Landy
Production Supervisor
Roman Rebush
Producer
Nathan Gaiptman
Costume Supervisor
Fred Ryle
Makeup Artist
Edwin Schabbehar
Sound Recordist
Edward Fenton
Sound Recordist
Jacob Weinberg
Original Music Composer
Yasha Fishberg
Music Director