Movie Description
The Cantor's Son
(1937)Overview
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.
Cast
Saul 'Shloimele' Reichman
Helen
Rivke
Yossel Lutchik
Cantor Zanvel Reichman
Malke Reichman
W.H. Rosovitch
Saul as a young boy
Rivke as a young girl
Ben, club manager
Clara, Helen's roommate
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Facts
Original TitleThe Cantor's Son
Status Released
Release Information
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1937-12-26
Original LanguageUnknown
Runtime 01h 30m
Genres
- Drama
- Music
