The Singing Blacksmith
Movie| Title | Yankl Der Schmid |
| User score | 1 |
| Release date | Nov 1, 1938 |
| Genre | Drama, Music |
| Director | Edgar G. Ulmer |
| Production country | United States of America |
| Production companies | Collective Film Producers Inc. |
| Run time | 116 min. |
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.
