The Singing Blacksmith (1938)

Moishe Oysher the renowned cantor and star of Yiddish radio stars in Edgar G Ulmers musical version of David Pinskis 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 Ulmers lively folk operetta replete with an example of Yiddish swing