Cinetrā
Cinetrā
Cinetrā
Yankl Der Schmid (original title)
Directed by
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, Miriam Riselle, Florence Weiss, Anna Appel, Michael Goldstein, Lea Noemi, Max Vodnoy, Yudel Duldinsky, Lube Wesely, Ben-Zvi Baratoff, Herschel Bernardi, Rai Schneier, Luba Rymer, Benjamin Fishbein, R. Wendroff, R. Shanock, Sophie Bressler, Libby Charney, Janet Deutschmann, Clara Deutschmann
Writer: David Pinski (Screenplay)
Cinematographer: William Miller
Editor: Jack Kemp
Composer: Jacob Weinberg
Direction team: Ben-Zvi Baratoff (Co-Director), Sol Chodrow (Assistant Director), Ossip Dymow (Co-Director), Louis Brandt (Assistant Director)
Producer: Roman Rebush
Production: Collective Film Producers Inc.
