The World of Sholom Aleichem
Based on the Writer Whose Stories Inspired The Fiddler on the Roof
1959 | 98m | English
Popularity: 0.4 (history)
| Director: | Don Richardson |
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| Writer: | Arnold Perl, Sholom Aleichem, Y.L. Peretz |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Dec 14, 1959 |
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| Director: | Don Richardson |
| Writer: | Arnold Perl, Sholom Aleichem, Y.L. Peretz |
| Genres: | Drama, TV Movie |
| Keywords | anthology, based on play or musical, live broadcast, live television, jewish |
| Production Companies | Talent Associates |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 03, 2024 Entered: May 05, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Gertrude Berg | Hannah |
| Sam Levene | Mendele |
| Zero Mostel | Melamed / Maxel |
| Morris Carnovsky | Aaron Katz / Presiding Angel |
| Lee Grant | The Goatseller / Avenging Angel |
| Nancy Walker | Rifkele |
| Jack Gilford | Bontsche Shveig / Angel |
| Charlotte Rae | The Angel Rochele |
| Elsa Freed | |
| Henry Lascoe | Dodi the Innkeeper |
| Conrad Bromberg | (as Conrad Josephs) |
| Frederick Rolf | Rabbi David / Prosecuting Angel |
| Dora Weissman | |
| Carl Reindel |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Bob Rafelson | Script Editor |
| Don Richardson | Director |
| Arnold Perl | Writer |
| Marc Merson | Casting |
| Myron Bleam | Set Decoration |
| Michael Travis | Costume Design |
| Cricket McCune | Makeup Supervisor |
| Jack McGeehan | Unit Manager |
| Budd Wilds | Production Supervisor |
| Bill Bunce | Graphic Designer |
| Zvi Geyra | Settings |
| Vernon Cook | Lighting Director |
| Ellida Geira | Choreographer |
| Lee Miller | Production Assistant |
| Serge Hovey | Original Music Composer |
| Robert de Cormier | Original Music Composer |
| Sholom Aleichem | Story |
| Y.L. Peretz | Story |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Lewis Freedman | Producer |
| Henry T. Weinstein | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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