The Singing Blacksmith Movie Review 1938

A relic of American Yiddish cinema, adapting popular 1909 play by David Pinski. A married blacksmith is wooed by another woman and falls victim to alcoholism. Overlong, but Oysher and his rich baritone voice still shine. 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 95 minutes.
Originally from Polish.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Marriage, On the Rocks, Adapted from a Play

Cast

Miriam Riselle, Florence Weiss, Moishe Oysher

Director

Edgar G. Ulmer

Producer

Polish