The read
It runs a compact 1h 30m.
Synopsis
A Russian emigre prides himself on the way he's molded himself into a real Yankee in the USA, though the world he lives in, New York's Lower East Side in the late 19th century, is almost exclusively populated by other Jewish immigrants. When his wife finally arrives in the New World, however, she has a lot of assimilating to do.
Ratings
IMDb7/10
Rotten Tomatoes81%
41 audience votes
Key crew
- Joan Micklin SilverDirector
- Abraham CahanWriter
- Joan Micklin SilverScreenplay
Cast
- Steven KeatsJake
- Carol KaneGitl
- Mel HowardBernstein
- Dorrie KavanaughMamie
- Doris RobertsMrs. Kavarsky
- Stephen StrimpellJoe Peltner
- Lauren FriedmanFanny
- Paul FreedmanJoey
- Martin GarnerBoss
- Leib LenskyPeddler
- Zane LaskyGreenhorn
- Zvee ScoolerRabbi
Stills
Themes
manhattan, new york citywoman directorrussian emigre19th century