Overview
Der Purimspiler is a 1937 Polish black-and-white Yiddish musical comedy film directed by Joseph Green and Jan Nowina-Przybylski, with music by Nicholas Brodszky.
Plot
The film is set in a Galician shtetl before World War I, rich with itinerant performers and star-crossed lovers.
Getzel, an itinerant Purimspiler (Jester) arrives in a town seeking work. He eventually finds a job in the shoemakers shop of Reb Nachum, where he meets Esther, the daughter of the house. He falls in love with her, but lacks courage to tell her.
When the circus arrives in town, Esther's head in turned by Dick, a sophisticated smooth-talking performer with the circus, leaving Getzel even more despondent.
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