The Cantor's Son Movie Review 1937

Real-life story based on Moishe Oysher's life, vaguely influenced by Jolson's "Jazz Singer." Runaway Oysher joins troupe of performers as a youth, travels to the shores of America, and finds fame once his beautiful voice is discovered. Returning to his mother country to celebrate his parents' golden anniversary, he encounters his childhood sweetheart and falls in love, but another woman is written into the plot to complicate matters. Poorly acted, laughable staging. In Yiddish with English subtitles.

Distribution

Ergo Home Video, PO Box 2037, Teaneck, NJ 07666-1437, Phone: (201)692-0404, Toll-free: 877-692-0404, Fax: (201)692-0663, Email: info@jewishvideo.com, URL: http://www.jewishvideo.com

Available on VHS
Running time 90 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Musical Drama, Judaism, Price of Fame, True Stories

Cast

Judith Abarbanel, Florence Weiss, Moishe Oysher, Isadore Cashier

Director

Ilya Motyleff

Producer

Ergo Media