The Singing Blacksmith

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.

Genre:

Drama, Music

Duration:

116 min

Actor:

Moise Oysher, Miriam Riselle, Florence Weiss

Quality:

HD

Director:

Edgar G. Ulmer

Release:

1938

Country:

United States of America

IMDb:

3.0