The Singing Blacksmith Yankl - Der Schmid - Edgar G. Ulmer Classic Film Yiddish / English Subti

Yankl Der Schmid
USA 1938 105 minutes B&W
Yiddish with new English subtitles
Directed by Edgar G. Ulmer
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