Movie Description
Motl der Operator
(1940)Overview
Motel, a poor laborer, loving husband and new father, leads cloakmakers in a strike for better working conditions. When he is severely injured by strikebreakers, his wife, Esther, and infant son are left destitute. Desperate to save her starving child, Esther gives him up for adoption to a wealthy couple, and then commits suicide. The richly-rendered beautiful Yiddish songs by Sholem Secunda featuring Cantor Leibele Waldman and Joel Feig's famous choir are a good example of the bittersweet melodrama in the finest tradition of the Yiddish theater.
Cast
Motel Friedman
Esther Friedman
Benjamin Rosenwald
Rebecca Rosenwald
Jack Rosenwald
Jacob 'Joseph' Frumkin
Chane Belle 'Annabella' Frumkin
Ruth Frumkin
Doctor
Boss
Jacob 'Jack' Rosenwald
Benjamin Rosenwald
The Cantor
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Facts
Original TitleMotl der Operator
Status Released
Release Information
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1940-01-15
Original LanguageUnknown
Runtime 01h 28m
Production CompaniesCinema Service Corp.
Genres
- Drama
