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.
Top Billed Cast
Moise Oysher
Yankel
Miriam Riselle
Tamara
Florence Weiss
Rivke
Anna Appel
Chaya Peshe
Michael Goldstein
Raffuel
Featured Crew
William Miller
Director of Photography
Edgar G. Ulmer
Director
Edward Fenton
Sound Recordist
David Pinski
Theatre Play
Nathan Gaiptman
Costume Supervisor
David Pinski
Screenplay
Edwin Schabbehar
Sound Recordist
Jack Kemp
Editor
Sol Chodrow
Assistant Director
Yasha Fishberg
Music Director
Louis Brandt
Assistant Director
Ben-Zvi Baratoff
Co-Director