The Jester

Summary 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 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. View more details

The Jester

Directed : Jan Nowina-Przybylski Joseph Green

Written : Chaver Pahver Joseph Green

Stars : Ajzyk Samberg Zygmunt Turkow Miriam Kressyn Hy Jacobson

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Genres : Drama Romance

Release date : Sep 17, 1937

Countries of origin : United States Poland

Language : Yiddish

Filming locations : Poland

Production companies : Green-Film

Summary 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 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. View more details

Details

Genres : Drama Romance

Release date : Sep 17, 1937

Countries of origin : United States Poland

Language : Yiddish

Filming locations : Poland

Production companies : Green-Film

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