Judel Dubinsky Movies
- 1940
When his eighth planned marriage collapses on the way to the altar, just like all the others, wealthy Nat Silver (Leo Fuchs) decides to try the matchmaker profession of an uncle back in Europe, who never managed to marry himself, but who brought couples together. He tells his mother (Celia Brodkin) and sister Elvie (Anna Guskin) that he's going to Europe but instead opens a matchmaker office in the Bronx, using the name of Nat Gold. Bringing up-to-date methods to his job, he is soon a very busy man; when other matchmakers complain that he's cutting into their business, he hires them to work for him. Mrs. Aarons (Rosetta Bialis) hires Nat to find the perfect match for her daughter Judith (Judith Abarbanel), and while he busily sets out to fulfill this contract, Judith begins to fall in love with Nat himself. ~ Bill Warren, Rovi
- Starring:
- Leo L. Fuchs, Judith Abarbanel, (more)
- 1939
The satiric stories of Yiddish writer Mendele Mokher Seforim provide the basis for this sentimental story about downtrodden Russian lovers (played by Helen Beverly and David Opatoshu) aided by a sage-like old bookseller (Isadore Cashier). ~ Jason Ankeny, Rovi
- 1938
Cult-fave director Edgar Ulmer helmed several "ethnic" films during the 1930s. Ulmer's The Singing Blacksmith was targeted towards the then-thriving Yiddish market. Musical headliner Moishe Oysher plays the titular blacksmith, whose happy marriage to Miriam Riselle is threatened by interloper Florence Weiss. The film is based on David Pinski's popular Yiddish stage play Yankel Der Schmidt. Watch for a very young Herschel Bernardi (with full head of hair) in a flashback sequence. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Moishe Oysher, Miriam Riselle, (more)
- 1937
The Yiddish-language Two Sisters stars stage favorites Jenny Goldstein (in her film debut) and Sylvia Dell in the title roles. The story focuses on the ladies' rivalry over the affections of handsome doctor Muni Seroff. Goldstein at first seems to be the victor in this romantic triangle, winning Seroff's undying gratitude as she sacrifices all during the early years of his struggling practice. In the end, however, Goldstein realizes that it is Dell whom Seroff truly loves, and she generously steps aside. There wasn't a dry eye in the house during the final scenes thanks to the all-stops-out performance of Jenny Goldstein, one of the great names of the Yiddish theatre. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Jenney Goldstein, Rebecca Weintraub, (more)
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