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Motel the Operator

Motel the Operator

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Drama
πŸ“œ Overview: Motel, a poor laborer, loving husband and new father, leads cloakmakers in a strike for better working conditions. When he is severely injured by strikebreakers, his wife, Esther, and infant son are left destitute. Desperate to save her starving child, Esther gives him up for adoption to a wealthy couple, and then commits suicide. The richly-rendered beautiful Yiddish songs by Sholem Secunda featuring Cantor Leibele Waldman and Joel Feig's famous choir are a good example of the bittersweet melodrama in the finest tradition of the Yiddish theater.
🌏 Languages Available: Yiddish
πŸ“† Date Released: 1940-01-15
⌚ Running Time: 88 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 0.0

Beloved Cast

Chaim Tauber original image
Motel Friedman
Chaim Tauber
Malvina Rappel original image
Esther Friedman
Malvina Rappel
Maurice Kroner original image
Benjamin Rosenwald
Maurice Kroner
Berthe Hart original image
Rebecca Rosenwald
Berthe Hart
Seymour Rechtzeit original image
Jack Rosenwald
Seymour Rechtzeit
Jacob Zanger original image
Jacob 'Joseph' Frumkin
Jacob Zanger
Yetta Zwerling original image
Chane Belle 'Annabella' Frumkin
Yetta Zwerling
Gertrude Krause original image
Ruth Frumkin
Gertrude Krause
Herman Rosen original image
Doctor
Herman Rosen
Izidor Frankel original image
Boss
Izidor Frankel
Seymour Rechzeit original image
Jacob 'Jack' Rosenwald
Seymour Rechzeit
Maurice Krohner original image
Benjamin Rosenwald
Maurice Krohner
Joseph Schoengold original image
Joseph Schoengold
Louis 'Leibele' Waldman original image
The Cantor
Louis 'Leibele' Waldman

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