Movie

Without a Home (1939)

• January 2, 1939
• 1h 24m

• Drama

Overview

The last Yiddish feature made in Poland before WWII, this 1939 film is based on a 1907 play by the prolific playwright Jacob Gordin. Living in poverty in Kazimierz Dolny, the Rywkin family sees the father emigrate to the U.S. in search of a better life, where, after years of hard work and loneliness, he meets Bessie, a nightclub singer who helps him reunite with his family from Poland.

Director

Aleksander Marten

Writers

Jakub Gordin

Starring

Aleksander Marten, Ida Kamińska, Adam Domb