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Cast
Moyshe Oysher
as Saul 'Shloimele' Reichman
Florence Weiss
as Helen
Judith Abarbanel
as Rivke
Michael Rosenberg
as Yossel Lutchik
Juda Bleich
as Cantor Zanvel Reichman
Bertha Guttenberg
as Malke Reichman
Isidore Cashier
as W.H. Rosovitch
Vicki Marcus
as Saul as a young boy
Lorraine Abarbanal
as Rivke as a young girl
Daniel Makarenko
as Cast
Movie Info & Details
Release Year1937
Runtime1h 30m
LanguageYiddish
CertificationNR
GenresDrama, Music
Votes2
DirectorIlya Motyleff, Sidney M. Goldin
WritersIlya Motyleff, Sidney M. Goldin
TypeFeature Film
Rating7.0 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsThe Cantor's Son
About The Cantor's Son
This musical drama marks the screen debut of Moishe Oysher, in a film critic J. Hoberman calls an "anti-Jazz Singer." Oysher stars as a wayward youth who makes his way from his Polish shtetl to New York's Lower East Side where he is "discovered" and becomes a well-known singer. Ultimately, he returns home to the Old Country and reunites with his parents and his childhood sweetheart.
Directed by Ilya Motyleff, Sidney M. Goldin, The Cantor's Son leans on a strong ensemble — Moyshe Oysher, Florence Weiss, Judith Abarbanel — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about drama titles of 1937.
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