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  • The Jester (1937)
  • Approved
    88 min | Drama, Romance
The Jester (1937)
Approved
88 min | Drama, Romance
Getsel, a wandering Purim player, comes to a Galica village and gets a job with Reb Nuchem, the shoemaker. He falls in love with Esther, the shoemaker's daughter, but knows she is in love with a wandering circus player. However, Getzel is ...See moreGetsel, a wandering Purim player, comes to a Galica village and gets a job with Reb Nuchem, the shoemaker. He falls in love with Esther, the shoemaker's daughter, but knows she is in love with a wandering circus player. However, Getzel is content in his work and dreams. Esther's father inherits a fortune and attempts to marry her to a man of his choice, but she flees with Getzel to Warsaw, where he meets and marries the circus player. Getzel returns to the village and is blamed for Esther's disappearance until she shows up and explains what happened. Getzel shoulders his pack and wanders on to another village. Written by Les Adams See less
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Writers
Joseph Green (story) (as Joseph Victor) | Itzik Manger (dialogue) (as I. Manger)
Producer
Joseph Green
Composer
Nicholas Brodszky (as Nicholaus Brodsky)
Cinematographer
Seweryn Steinwurzel
Production Designer
Jacek Weinreich
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Updated Sep 18, 1937
Release date
Dec 5, 1937 (United States)

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11 cast members
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Miriam Kressyn's primary photo
Miriam Kressyn
Ester Ester   See fewer
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Zygmunt Turkow's primary photo
Zygmunt Turkow
Gecel / Getsel Gecel / Getsel   See fewer
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Hy Jacobson's primary photo
Hy Jacobson
Dick (as Hymie Jacobson) Dick (as Hymie Jacobson)   See fewer
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Ajzyk Samberg's primary photo
Ajzyk Samberg
Reb Nachum / Nukhem Gerz Reb Nachum / Nukhem Gerz   See fewer
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Max Bozyk's primary photo
Max Bozyk
Reb Zurekh (as Maks Bozyk) Reb Zurekh (as Maks Bozyk)   See fewer
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Berta Litwina's primary photo
Berta Litwina
Cype / Tsippe Cype / Tsippe   See fewer
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Eni Liton's primary photo
Eni Liton
Lea Lea   See fewer
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Jacob Reinglass's primary photo
Jacob Reinglass
Learning shoemaker (as Jakub Rajnglas) Learning shoemaker (as Jakub Rajnglas)   See fewer
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Maks Brin's primary photo
Maks Brin
Szames Szames   See fewer
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Samuel Landau's primary photo
Samuel Landau
Mekhele Zaidman Mekhele Zaidman   See fewer
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Jakob Fischer's primary photo
Jakob Fischer
Feiwel / Fyvel - the matchmaker (as Jakub Fiszer) Feiwel / Fyvel - the matchmaker (as Jakub Fiszer)   See fewer
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