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Catskill Honeymoon
''Catskill Honeymoon'' is a 1950 American musical comedy film directed by Josef Berne. It features several prominent Jewish-American entertainers. Cast * Michal Michalesko * Jan Bart * Bas Sheva * Cookie Bowers * Max Bozyk * Reizl Bozyk * The Feder Sisters * Mike Hammer * Henrietta Jacobson * Julius Adler (actor), Julius Adler * Mary LaRoche * Abe Lax * Al Murray * David Page * Dorothy Page * Gita Stein * Irving Grossman * Dina Goldberg Release The film premiered at the Plaza Theatre (Miami), Plaza Theatre in Miami in January 1950. According to the National Film Preservation Foundation, the film's success "demonstrated that by 1950 the center of Jewish-American entertainment had moved from New York City to the Catskill resorts of upstate New York." Reception Herb Rau of ''The Miami News'' wrote that the film is "loaded with entertainment", and praised both the music and the comedy. ''The New York Times'' wrote that the "people in the show are all full of spirit and their energy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josef Berne
Josef Berne (January 19, 1904 – December 19, 1964) was a Russian-born American writer, film director and producer. Berne was born Josef Berstein on January 19, 1904, in Kyiv, Russia (now Ukraine). He also wrote and directed Yiddish language dramas. He directed 32 films between 1933 and 1950, most of which were short films. He died on December 19, 1964, aged 60 in Palm Springs, California. Selected filmography * ''La vida bohemia'' (1938) * ''Mirele Efros'' (1939) an adaptation of Yiddish play by Jacob Gordin of the same name * ''Jam Session'' (1942) * ''Turkey in the Straw'' (1942), short film starring Freddie Fisher * '' Heavenly Music'' (1943) won Academy Award for Best Short Subject * ''Lucky Cowboy'' (1944) * ''They Live in Fear'' (1944) * ''Down Missouri Way ''Down Missouri Way'' is a 1946 American musical film directed by Josef Berne and written by Sam Neuman. The film stars Martha O'Driscoll, John Carradine, Eddie Dean, William Wright, Roscoe Karns and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |