The Yiddish King Lear

Name: The Yiddish King Lear
Director: Harry Thomashefsky
Genre: Drama
Released: 1934-10-01
Duration: 70 min
Cast: Maurice Krohner, Fannie Levenstein, Jacob Bergreen, Miriam Grossman, Eddie Pascal

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1934 · 70 min · Drama · TMDB 9.5/10

Overview

Setting off from Vilna to spend his last days in the Holy Land, an arrogant old man spurns the youngest of his three daughters and leaves his fortune in the wrong hands.

Directed by Harry Thomashefsky

Cast

Maurice Krohner — David Moshele, the Yiddish King Lear
Fannie Levenstein — Hanna Lear, Mosheles' wife
Jacob Bergreen — Joffe
Miriam Grossman — Toibelle, Mosheles' youngest daughter
Eddie Pascal — Shomoi