The perspective of Uncle Moses, the flamboyant, benevolent despot and self-made patriarch, changes as he becomes involved with romantic difficulties and labor union struggles. Portrays the lives of East European shtetl Jews transplanted to turn-of-the-century New York's Lower East Side.
Yiddish dialogue, English subtitles. "The Rutenberg and Everett Yiddish Film Library of the National Center for Jewish Film." "Follows closely the Yiddish Art Theater's adaptation of the 1918 Sholem Asch novel by the same name."
Creation/Production Credits Note
Directors, Sidney Goldin, Aubrey Scott ; supervision, Louis Weiss ; photography, Frank Zucker, Buddy Harris ; screenplay, Maurice Schwartz.
Participant/Performer Note
Maurice Schwartz, Rubin Golberg, Judith Abarbanell, Zvee Scooler, Mark Schweid, Sally Schor, Jacob Mestel, Rebecca Weintraub, Sam Gertler.