The Singing Blacksmith

The Singing Blacksmith

  • Overview
  • Cast
  • Crew

Status

Released

Release Date

Nov 1, 1938

Runtime

1h 56m

Genres

Drama, Music

User Score

10%

Original Title

Yankl Der Schmid

Production Companies

Collective Film Producers Inc.

Director

Edgar G. Ulmer

Description

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.