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
David Pinski
Theatre Play
David Pinski
Screenplay
Ben-Zvi Baratoff
Co-Director
Ossip Dymow
Co-Director
Jacob Weinberg
Original Music Composer
Yasha Fishberg
Music Director
Edwin Schabbehar
Sound Recordist
Edward Fenton
Sound Recordist
Jack Kemp
Editor
Louis Brandt
Assistant Director