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The Light Ahead

USA 1939 Spielfilm

Credits

Director

  • Edgar G. Ulmer

Screenplay

  • Gershon Einbinder
  • Edgar G. Ulmer
  • Shirley Ulmer

Director of photography

  • J. Burgi-Contner
  • Edward Hyland

Editing

  • Jack Kemp

Cast

  • Isidore Cashier
    Mendele, the Bookpeddler
  • Helen Beverly
    Hodl
  • David Opatoshu
    Fishke
  • Rosetta Bialis
    Drapke
  • Tillie Rabinowitz
    Meche
  • Anna Guskin
    Gitl
  • Celia Budkin
    Khaye
  • Jenny Cashier
    Dube
  • Yudel Dubinsky
    Isaak
  • Misha Fishson
    Reb Aaron

Production company

  • Carmel Productions, Inc. (New York City)

Producer

  • Edgar G. Ulmer
  • Peter E. Kassler

Alle Credits

Director

  • Edgar G. Ulmer

Assistant director

  • Wolf Merkur
  • Fred Kassler

Dialogue editor

  • Isidore Cashier

Script supervisor

  • Shirley Ulmer

Screenplay

  • Gershon Einbinder
  • Edgar G. Ulmer
  • Shirley Ulmer

based on

  • Mendele Mocher Sforim ("Di Klyatshe", "Fische der Kremer", "Di Takse" und "Der Prisyw")

Translation

  • Julian Leigh (Englische Untertitel)

Director of photography

  • J. Burgi-Contner
  • Edward Hyland

Production design

  • Robert Benney
  • Edgar G. Ulmer

Set design

  • Robert Benney
  • Edgar G. Ulmer

Make-up artist

  • Edward Zenz

Costume design

  • Aaron Mensch

Editing

  • Jack Kemp

Sound

  • N. Dean Cole

Cast

  • Isidore Cashier
    Mendele, the Bookpeddler
  • Helen Beverly
    Hodl
  • David Opatoshu
    Fishke
  • Rosetta Bialis
    Drapke
  • Tillie Rabinowitz
    Meche
  • Anna Guskin
    Gitl
  • Celia Budkin
    Khaye
  • Jenny Cashier
    Dube
  • Yudel Dubinsky
    Isaak
  • Misha Fishson
    Reb Aaron
  • Leon Seidenberg
    Alter Yaknehoz
  • Wolf Merkur
    Getzl Ganev
  • Leon Schachter
    Frechman
  • Wolf Goldfaden
    Wecker
  • Morris Shorr
    Hershel Kremser
  • Zishe Katz
    Badchen
  • Israel Mendel
    Yisrolick
  • Nukhem Brind
    Chaim Shuster
  • Benny Adler
  • Misha Budkin
  • Helen Beda
  • Charles Cohen
  • Abraham Fishkind
  • Isaac Gladstone
  • Solomon Krause
  • Saul Mogoshiner
  • Isaak Rothblum
  • Ben-Zion Schoenfeld
  • Luis Weisberg

Production company

  • Carmel Productions, Inc. (New York City)

Producer

  • Edgar G. Ulmer
  • Peter E. Kassler

Location manager

  • Gustav H. Heimo

Verleih

  • Ultra Film Distributers (US)
Duration:
12 Akte, 3021 m, 110 min
Format:
1:1,37
Video/Audio:
s/w, Mono
Screening:

Uraufführung (US): 08.09.1939, Detroit, Littman's, People's;
Kinostart (US): 22.09.1939, Ascot, Clinton Theatre

Titles

Additional titles
  • Weiterer Titel (YID) Fishke der Krumer
  • Weiterer Titel (YID) Di Klyatshe
  • Originaltitel (US) The Light Ahead
  • Titelübersetzung (DE) Die Klatsche

Versions

Original

Duration:
12 Akte, 3021 m, 110 min
Format:
1:1,37
Video/Audio:
s/w, Mono
Screening:

Uraufführung (US): 08.09.1939, Detroit, Littman's, People's;
Kinostart (US): 22.09.1939, Ascot, Clinton Theatre

Digitalisierte Fassung

Format:
DCP
Screening:

Aufführung (US): 25.01.2021, New York City, Jewish Film Festival

Source-URL: https://www.filmportal.de/en/movie/the-light-ahead_015662309ba64c639d76b822f0843312