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Jolly Paupers

1937 · 62 min

A gentle, fast-moving old-world farce that charms with its bumbling schemers and small-town gossip, though the print and pacing feel dated.

Directed by
Leon Jeannot
Genres
Comedy, Music
Starring
Shimon Dzigan, Ysrael Szumacher, Jenna Lovic
Overview
In this musical comedy, the comic duo Dzigan and Shumacher play two small town "entrepreneurs" who believe they have struck oil in a local field. Thus begins a comedy of errors, including millionaire investors, American schemers, and insane asylums, with a little matchmaking on the side.

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Directed by
Leon Jeannot
Genres
Comedy, Music
Starring
Shimon Dzigan, Ysrael Szumacher, Jenna Lovic
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Tone
    Pacing
    brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • greed
    • deception
    • class
    • family
    Places
    • small town
    Era
    period
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action2
    Horror0
    Humour7
    Realism6
    Romance2
    Tension3
    Darkness2
    Complexity3
    Emotional weight3

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    Details

    Genres
    comedy, music
    Directed by
    Leon Jeannot
    Written by
    Mosze Broderson
    Starring
    Shimon Dzigan, Ysrael Szumacher, Jenna Lovic, Menasha Oppenheim, Anna Appel
    Cinematography
    Adolf Forbert
    Runtime
    62 min
    Country
    Poland
    Languages
    Yiddish

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