Overture to Glory

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Overture to Glory (1940)

Directed by Max Nosseck

Drama · 1h 25m

A humble cantor, Oysher yearns to be an opera singer. He deserts his tiny village to pursue his dream, but when his voice breaks he sheepishly returns, resigned to attending but not singing at the Yom Kippur services. Upon his return, Oysher is informed that his son has died. Out of grief is wrought a miracle: Oysher's voice returns, more powerful than ever. After performing the Day of Atonement services, Oysher suddenly collapses, peacefully joining his son in death. If you wish to see the touching Overture to Glory, by all means seek out a decent print; many extant copies are so washed out that, not only are the English subtitles unreadable, but it's extremely difficult to tell one actor from another.

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Cast

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Moyshe Oysher Yoel Duvid Strashunsky
F
Florence Weiss Chana Strashunsky, his wife
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Maurice Krohner Aaron, his father-in-law John Mylong Stanislaw Maniusko Helen Beverly Wanda Mirova (as Helen Beverly)
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Baby Winkler Peretz Strashunsky
B
Benjamin Fishbein Nute, the stadtl shamez [sexton]
L
Lazar Freed The Stadtl Rabbi
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Erika Zaranoya Jadwiga Godliewska, blond diva
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Ivan Busatt Director of the Opera Leonard Elliott Tilchinski, orchestra conductor
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Max Willenz The Warsaw Shamez [sexton]

Crew

Director
Max Nosseck
Writer
Ossip Dymow, Jacob Gladstone, Max Nosseck
Director of Photography
Don Malkames, Larry Williams
Original Music Composer
Aleksandr Olshanetsky
Editor
Leslie Vidor
Producer
Ira Greene, Ludwig Landy

Details

Release date
1940-02-11
Runtime
1h 25m
Genres
Drama
Original language
YI
Spoken languages
Yiddish
Countries
United States of America
Production
Elite Productions Inc.