Mothers of Today (1939)
Synopsis
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.
Release Date: 1939-03-01
Runtime: 85 minutes
Director: Henry Lynn
Top Cast
- Esther Field as Esther Waldman
- Max Rosenblatt as Solomon Waldman
- Simon Wolf as Getzel Boxer
- Gertrude Krause as Anna Waldman
- Paula Lubelski as Breindl 'Beatrice' Boxer
Soundtrack
Original Music Composer(s): N/A
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