American Matchmaker
1940 film
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American Matchmaker, or אמעריקאנער שדכן (Americaner Shadchen) is a 1940 Yiddish-language American comedy film directed by Edgar G. Ulmer and starring Leo Fuchs (known as "the Yiddish Fred Astaire"),[3] Judith Abarbanel, Judel Dubinsky and Anna Guskin.[4][5] The film's music was composed by Sam Morgenstern and its screenplay was written by Shirley Kassler Ulmer under the name Shirle Castle.[6]
Directed byEdgar G. Ulmer[1]
StarringLeo Fuchs
Judith Abarbanel
Judel Dubinsky
Anna Guskin
Celia Brodkin
Rosetta Bialis
Abraham Lax
Esther Adler
Sarah Krohner[2]
Judith Abarbanel
Judel Dubinsky
Anna Guskin
Celia Brodkin
Rosetta Bialis
Abraham Lax
Esther Adler
Sarah Krohner[2]
Edited byHans E. Mandl
Music bySam Morgenstern
| American Matchmaker | |
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| Directed by | Edgar G. Ulmer[1] |
| Starring | Leo Fuchs Judith Abarbanel Judel Dubinsky Anna Guskin Celia Brodkin Rosetta Bialis Abraham Lax Esther Adler Sarah Krohner[2] |
| Edited by | Hans E. Mandl |
| Music by | Sam Morgenstern |
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Running time | 87 min. |
| Country | United States |
| Languages | English Yiddish |
American Matchmaker was restored by the National Center for Jewish Film, the largest archive of Jewish film outside of Israel.[7]
