Overview
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 as Yankel
- Miriam Riselle as Tamara
- Florence Weiss as Rivke
- Anna Appel as Chaya Peshe
- Michael Goldstein as Raffuel
- Lea Noemi as Mariashe
- Max Vodnoy as Simche
- Yudel Duldinsky as Reb' Aaron
- Lube Wesely as Frumeh
- Ben-Zvi Baratoff as Bendet