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  • The Cantor's Son (1937)
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    90 min | Drama, Musical
The Cantor's Son (1937)
Approved
90 min | Drama, Musical
This musical drama marks the screen debut of Moishe Oysher, in a film critic J. Hoberman calls an "anti-Jazz Singer." Oysher stars as a wayward youth who makes his way from his Polish shtetl to New York's Lower East Side where he is "...See moreThis musical drama marks the screen debut of Moishe Oysher, in a film critic J. Hoberman calls an "anti-Jazz Singer." Oysher stars as a wayward youth who makes his way from his Polish shtetl to New York's Lower East Side where he is "discovered" and becomes a well-known singer. Ultimately, he returns home to the Old Country and reunites with his parents and his childhood sweetheart. Written by National Center for Jewish Film See less
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Director
Ilya Motyleff
Composer
Aleksandr Olshanetsky (as Alexander Olshanetsky)
Cinematographer
Frank Zucker
Editor
Leonard Weiss
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Updated Dec 26, 1937
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Dec 26, 1937 (United States)

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12 cast members
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Moyshe Oysher's primary photo
Moyshe Oysher
Saul 'Shloimele' Reichman Saul 'Shloimele' Reichman   See fewer
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Florence Weiss
Helen Helen   See fewer
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Judith Abarbanel's primary photo
Judith Abarbanel
Rivke Rivke   See fewer
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Michael Rosenberg's primary photo
Michael Rosenberg
Yossel Lutchik Yossel Lutchik   See fewer
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Juda Bleich
Cantor Zanvel Reichman (as Judah Bleich) Cantor Zanvel Reichman (as Judah Bleich)   See fewer
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Bertha Guttenberg
Malke Reichman Malke Reichman   See fewer
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Isidore Cashier
W.H. Rosovitch W.H. Rosovitch   See fewer
Green Fields (1937)
Vicki Marcus's primary photo
Vicki Marcus
Saul as a young boy Saul as a young boy   See fewer
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Lorraine Abarbanal's primary photo
Lorraine Abarbanal
Rivke as a young girl Rivke as a young girl   See fewer
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Daniel Makarenko
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Irving Honigman
Ben, club manager Ben, club manager   See fewer
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Rose Wallerstein
Clara, Helen's roommate Clara, Helen's roommate   See fewer
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