Film
Mothers of Today
1939 · 1h 25m · Drama
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Overview
Mothers of Today features the first motion picture performance of radio star Esther Field, best known on the airwaves of the 1930s as the 'Yiddishe Mama.' The film exemplifies the Yiddish film genre of shund, a brand of popular entertainment which appealed to working-class Jewish-American immigrant audiences with broadly-drawn, sentimental stories that reflected the daily life and culture of a distinctively American Yiddish community. While the shund films were invariably low-budget (and low-brow) affairs, these humble productions formed an important part of life in the United States for their audience.
Cast
Esther Field
Esther Waldman
Max Rosenblatt
Solomon Waldman
Simon Wolf
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Gertrude Krause
Anna Waldman
Paula Lubelski
Breindl 'Beatrice' Boxer
Crew
- Henry LynnWriter · Director
- Simon WolfWriter
Media
Details
- Release date
- March 1, 1939
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- Yiddish
- Runtime
- 1h 25m
- Genres
- Drama
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