The Singing Blacksmith

The Singing Blacksmith (1938)

3.0 116 min Movie
DramaMusic

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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Cast

Moise Oysher Moise Oysher Yankel
Miriam Riselle Miriam Riselle Tamara
Florence Weiss Florence Weiss Rivke
Anna Appel Anna Appel Chaya Peshe
Michael Goldstein Michael Goldstein Raffuel
Lea Noemi Lea Noemi Mariashe
Max Vodnoy Max Vodnoy Simche
Yudel Duldinsky Yudel Duldinsky Reb' Aaron
Lube Wesely Lube Wesely Frumeh
Ben-Zvi Baratoff Ben-Zvi Baratoff Bendet
Herschel Bernardi Herschel Bernardi Yankel, as a boy
Rai Schneier Rai Schneier Rivke's Mother