American Matchmaker (1940)
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...
Director:
Edgar G. Ulmer
Writer:
Shirley Ulmer
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Leo Fuchs as Nat Silver / Uncle Shya |
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Judith Abarbanel as Judith Aarons |
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Judel Dubinsky as Maurice |
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Anna Guskin as Elvie Silver |
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Celia Brodkin as Nat's Mother (as Celia Boodkin) |
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Rosetta Bialis as Mrs. Aarons |
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Abraham Lax as Simon P. Schwalbenrock |
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Esther Adler as Undetermined Role (as E. Adler) |
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Sarah Krohner as Undetermined Role (as S. Krohner) |
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Charles Cohen as Undetermined Role (as Ch. Cohen) |
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William Mercur as Undetermined Role (as W. Mercur) |
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Jacob Mestel as Undetermined Role (as J. Mestel) |
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Arthur Winters as Undetermined Role (as A. Winters) |
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Miriam Grossman as Undetermined Role (as M. Grossman) |
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Arianne Ulmer as Undetermined Role (as A. Ulmer) |
| Directing | Edgar G. Ulmer | Director |
| Writing | B. Ressler | Dialogue |
| Writing | Gustav H. Heimo | Story |
| Writing | Shirley Ulmer | Screenplay |
| Production | Edgar G. Ulmer | Producer |
| Sound | Sam Morgenstern | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | J. Burgi Contner | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Edward Hyland | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Hans E. Mandl | Editor |
| Art | William Saulter | Art Direction |
| Production | Gustav Horowitz | Production Manager |
| Production | Gustav H. Heimo | Production Manager |
| Directing | Anna Guskin | Assistant Director |
| Directing | William Mercur | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Dean Cole | Sound |