Movie Description
The World of Sholom Aleichem
(1959)Overview
This omnibus release consists of three playlets filmed and aired during television's Golden Age, and starring some of the legends of film and television. The collection originally ran as a two-hour segment on December 14, 1959, on the anthology series The Play of the Week, broadcast locally in New York City via the independent radio station WNTA. Each "tale" in the anthology was adapted from a single tale by the inimitable Sholom Aleichem, regarded by many as the "Yiddish Mark Twain". Included are: "A Tale of Chelm" starring Zero Mostel and Nancy Walker in the story of a bookseller attempting to buy a goat; "Bontche Schweig" about a poor man (Jack Gilford) whose recent arrival in Heaven makes the angels cry; and "The High School" about a Jewish merchant (Morris Carnovsky) persuaded by his wife (Gertrude Berg) to let their son attend a particular high school despite the enforcement of quotas for Jewish students.
Featured Crew
Cast
Hannah
Mendele
Melamed / Maxel
Aaron Katz / Presiding Angel
The Goatseller / Avenging Angel
Rifkele
Bontsche Shveig / Angel
The Angel Rochele
Dodi the Innkeeper
(as Conrad Josephs)
Rabbi David / Prosecuting Angel
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Facts
Original TitleThe World of Sholom Aleichem
Status Released
Release Information
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1959-12-14
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 01h 38m
Production CompaniesTalent Associates
Genres
- Drama
- TV Movie
