Sidney M. Goldin, born Samuel Goldstein (March 25, 1878 – September 19, 1937) was an American silent film director as well as a prominent writer, actor and producer for
Yiddish theater
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and
Yiddish cinema
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during the early 20th century. During his career, he worked frequently with
Molly Picon
Molly Picon ( yi, מאָלי פּיקאָן; born Malka Opiekun; February 28, 1898 – April 5, 1992) was an American actress of stage, screen, radio and television, as well as a lyricist and dramatic storyteller.
She began her career in Yidd ...
,
Maurice Schwartz
Maurice Schwartz, born Avram Moishe Schwartz (June 18, 1890 – May 10, 1960),Ludwig Satz
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in Europe and Palestine.
Career
Born in
Odessa
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, his family emigrated to the United States in about 1880 or 1881. In New York, Goldin attended public school and was interested in theatre. In about 1895, he started as actor in small roles in theatres on the US eastcoast. In the early 1900s, he started acting in films in New York and for two years for Essanay in
Chicago
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. 1912 he started directing films, plenty of them already treating Jewish topics. After
World War I
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, in 1919, he moved to
London
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and
Prague
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, where he directed some movies. In 1921 he came to
Vienna
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, where he directed at least four feature films, including ''Ost und West'' (“East and West”) in 1923, starring the famous Yiddish actress
Molly Picon
Molly Picon ( yi, מאָלי פּיקאָן; born Malka Opiekun; February 28, 1898 – April 5, 1992) was an American actress of stage, screen, radio and television, as well as a lyricist and dramatic storyteller.
She began her career in Yidd ...
. Also in Vienna, he married the young actress of the ''Freie Jüdische Volksbühne'' (Independent Jewish Theatre) Betty Gärtner in November 1924.
In 1925 he moved back to New York. Brought to Hollywood in 1926, Goldin produced ''Yiskor'' with
Maurice Schwartz
Maurice Schwartz, born Avram Moishe Schwartz (June 18, 1890 – May 10, 1960),A-B Studios, his film '' On the Mountains'' was considered a commercial and artistic failure nearly resulting in the bankruptcy of the studio.
After filming ''East Side Sadie'' in 1929, starring his wife, he returned east to produce Yiddish "talkies" until the 1930s although he would take a three-year absence from filmmaking until directing his last film ''The Cantor's Son'' in 1937. Becoming ill while on location in
Easton, Pennsylvania
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, Goldin died of a heart ailment while at French Hospital in
New York City, New York
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on the night of September 19, 1937.
Filmography
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The Cantor's Son
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Uncle Moses
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His Wife's Lover
''His Wife's Lover'' (1931, original Yiddish title ''Zayn Vaybs Lubovnik'') was billed as the "first Jewish musical comedy talking picture". A play before it as a film, it was based on Ferenc Molnár's ''The Guardsman''. Ludwig Satz, who also wr ...
'' (1931)
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A Cantor on Trial
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Eternal Fools
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Comics, film and television
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The Jewish Gypsy
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'' (1930)
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Kol Nidre
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My Jewish Mother
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Arts and entertainment
* My (radio station), a Malaysian radio station
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* ''My'' (album), by Edyta Górniak
* ''My'' (EP), by Cho Mi-yeon
Business
* Market ...
The Fightin' Comeback
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Cast
* Buddy Roosevelt as Jim Jones
* Clara Horton as Goldie Lamont
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Yizkor
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Lead Us Not into Temptation
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Look After Your Daughters
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Cast
* Franz Höbling
* Carl ...
Amsterdam
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The Jew in American Cinema
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Reception
Allen Graubard criticized se ...
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