The Jester - 1937

The Jester 1937 Directed by Jan Nowina-Przybylski , Joseph Green Der Purimshpiler

Getsel, a wandering Purim player, comes to a Galica village and gets a job with Reb Nuchem, the shoemaker. He falls in love with Esther, the shoemaker's daughter, but knows she is in love with a wandering circus player. However, Getzel is content in his work and dreams. Esther's father inherits a fortune and attempts to marry her to a man of his choice, but she flees with Getzel to Warsaw, where he meets and marries the circus player. Getzel returns to the village and is blamed for Esther's disappearance until she shows up and explains what happened. Getzel shoulders his pack and wanders on to another village.

Production Countries Poland , USA

Language Yiddish

Spoken Language Yiddish

Gneres Comedy , Drama

Production Company Green-Film

Release Date 2 January 1937

88 mins