Film

American Matchmaker

1940 · 1h 27m · Comedy · Romance

IMDb

6.0

Nat Silver has been engaged 7 times already. This time, his 8th, he's really going to get married. But a visitor shows up, Shirley's old boyfriend. With a gun ! He'll kill himself unless he can have Shirley back, and Nat graciously gives in. According to Nat's mother, his Uncle Shya was unlucky at love but lucky as a matchmaker, and Nat is just like Shya. Nat tells his family he's going to Italy. But he remains in New York and sets himself up with a new name and new business, Nat Gold, Advisor in Human Relations...

Leo Fuchs

Nat Silver / Uncle Shya

Judith Abarbanel

Judith Aarons

Judel Dubinsky

Maurice

Anna Guskin

Elvie Silver

Celia Brodkin

Nat's Mother (as Celia Boodkin)

Rosetta Bialis

Mrs. Aarons

Abraham Lax

Simon P. Schwalbenrock

Esther Adler

Undetermined Role (as E. Adler)

Sarah Krohner

Undetermined Role (as S. Krohner)

Charles Cohen

Undetermined Role (as Ch. Cohen)

William Mercur

Undetermined Role (as W. Mercur)

Jacob Mestel

Undetermined Role (as J. Mestel)

Arthur Winters

Undetermined Role (as A. Winters)

Miriam Grossman

Undetermined Role (as M. Grossman)

Arianne Ulmer

Undetermined Role (as A. Ulmer)

• Edgar G. UlmerDirector · Producer
• Shirley UlmerScreenplay
• Gustav H. HeimoStory
• J. Burgi ContnerDirector of Photography
• Edward HylandDirector of Photography
• Sam MorgensternOriginal Music Composer
• Hans E. MandlEditor

Release date

January 2, 1940

Status

Released

Original language

Yiddish

Runtime

1h 27m

Genres

Comedy, Romance