Overture to Glory

Synopsis

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.

Main Cast

Moyshe Oysher

Yoel Duvid Strashunsky

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Florence Weiss

Chana Strashunsky, his wife

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Maurice Krohner

Aaron, his father-in-law

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John Mylong

Stanislaw Maniusko

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Helen Beverly

Wanda Mirova (as Helen Beverly)

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Baby Winkler

Peretz Strashunsky

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Benjamin Fishbein

Nute, the stadtl shamez [sexton]

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Lazar Freed

The Stadtl Rabbi

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Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Max Nosseck
Writing	Theatre Play	Mark Arnshtein
	Writer	Ossip Dymow Jacob Gladstone Max Nosseck
Production	Producer	Ira Greene Ludwig Landy
Sound	Original Music Composer	Aleksandr Olshanetsky
Camera	Director of Photography	Don Malkames Larry Williams
Editing	Editor	Leslie Vidor
Art	Production Design	Maurice McDermott
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