Overture to Glory (1940)
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.
- Released
- 1940-02-11
- Genres
- Drama
- Runtime
- 85 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Max Nosseck
- TMDB rating
- 3.0/10 from 3 votes
Cast
- Moyshe Oysher as Yoel Duvid Strashunsky
- Florence Weiss as Chana Strashunsky, his wife
- Maurice Krohner as Aaron, his father-in-law
- John Mylong as Stanislaw Maniusko
- Helen Beverly as Wanda Mirova (as Helen Beverly)
- Baby Winkler as Peretz Strashunsky
- Benjamin Fishbein as Nute, the stadtl shamez [sexton]
- Lazar Freed as The Stadtl Rabbi
- Erika Zaranoya as Jadwiga Godliewska, blond diva
- Ivan Busatt as Director of the Opera
- Leonard Elliott as Tilchinski, orchestra conductor
- Max Willenz as The Warsaw Shamez [sexton]