The World of Sholom Aleichem

The World of Sholom Aleichem

1959
1h 38m
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"Based on the Writer Whose Stories Inspired The Fiddler on the Roof"

Overview

This omnibus release consists of three playlets filmed and aired during television's Golden Age, and starring some of the legends of film and television. The collection originally ran as a two-hour segment on December 14, 1959, on the anthology series The Play of the Week, broadcast locally in New York City via the independent radio station WNTA. Each "tale" in the anthology was adapted from a single tale by the inimitable Sholom Aleichem, regarded by many as the "Yiddish Mark Twain". Included are: "A Tale of Chelm" starring Zero Mostel and Nancy Walker in the story of a bookseller attempting to buy a goat; "Bontche Schweig" about a poor man (Jack Gilford) whose recent arrival in Heaven makes the angels cry; and "The High School" about a Jewish merchant (Morris Carnovsky) persuaded by his wife (Gertrude Berg) to let their son attend a particular high school despite the enforcement of quotas for Jewish students.

Status: Released

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
Talent Associates
Production Countries
United States of America
Spoken Languages
English

Quick Facts

Release Date December 14, 1959
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0217157

Cast

Gertrude Berg
Gertrude Berg

Hannah

Sam Levene
Sam Levene

Mendele

Zero Mostel
Zero Mostel

Melamed / Maxel

Morris Carnovsky
Morris Carnovsky

Aaron Katz / Presiding Angel

Lee Grant
Lee Grant

The Goatseller / Avenging Angel

Nancy Walker
Nancy Walker

Rifkele

Jack Gilford
Jack Gilford

Bontsche Shveig / Angel

Charlotte Rae
Charlotte Rae

The Angel Rochele

Elsa Freed
Elsa Freed

Henry Lascoe
Henry Lascoe

Dodi the Innkeeper

Conrad Bromberg
Conrad Bromberg

(as Conrad Josephs)

Frederick Rolf
Frederick Rolf

Rabbi David / Prosecuting Angel

Key Crew

Arnold Perl
Writer
Lewis Freedman
Producer
Henry T. Weinstein
Producer
Don Richardson
Director