A jewish life in performance and politics by david weinstein 2018 upnebrandeis university press tributes edit cantor was profiled on this is your life, the nbc program in which an unsuspecting person usually a celebrity would be surprised on live television by host ralph edwards, with a halfhour tribute. Nonetheless, brasselles career took an upswing when he entered television in the early 1960s. The eddie cantor story movie trailer and videos tv guide. Eddie cantor, beloved banjo eyed entertainer who conquered stage, films, radio, and television, is given the hollywood biopic treatment in this largely uninvolving film. If you are looking for an hour and 55 minute caricature impression of eddie cantor, the eddie cantor story is your movie. The eddie cantor story 1953 after his success with the jolson story.
The eddie cantor story trailer 1954 video detective. Green writing credits in alphabetical order craig rice. Screenplay by jerome weidman, sidney skolsky and ted sherdeman. Just before the film rolls, cantor whispers, ida, ive never been so nervous in all my life. Watch the latest the eddie cantor story trailer on video detective. Inevitably, it is the voice and singing of eddie cantor of this terrific song as well as all the others that is the saving grace of the eddie cantor story. Buy or rent the eddie cantor story movie now family video javascript seems to be disabled in your browser. Its a wonder that this movie didnt have the opposite effect on eddie cantor s popularity. The eddie cantor story 1953 cast and crew moviefone.
The working title of this film was the story of eddie cantor. Starring keefe brasselle, marilyn erskine, aline macmahon, arthur franz, greta granstedt and alex gerry, the eddie cantor story is a biographydramamusical film directed by alfred e. The eddie cantor story 1953 the movie database tmdb. I found the eddie cantor story to be as enjoyable as the jolson story and jolson sings again. No scene recreations in this biopic, which focuses on cantor s stage and radio careers. Raised by his grandmother on new yorks east side, yearold eddie sings while another neighborhood kid. Film biography of entertainer eddie cantor, with keefe brasselle starring as the popular stage, radio and movie comic. The complete eddie cantor story eddie cantor songs. Eddie cantor and his wife ida arrive at warner bros. The life of eddie cantor had everything that would make a good movie, and it is one of those movies you really want to like. Very good the typical used item in average condition. Raised by his grandmother on new yorks east side, yearold eddie sings while another neighborhood kid, rocky kramer, and his gang pick pockets.
The eddie cantor story is a 1953 american film about the life of eddie cantor, starring keefe brasselle as cantor, and released by warner brothers. Eddie israel iskowitz cantor 18921964, was born in new york. The eddie cantor story is a wonderful book for anyone interested in twentiethcentury popular culture, jewish history, and the ongoing drama of immigrants becoming americans. I have record albums of eddie cantor narrated by eddie cantor and another narrated by george jessell, and both record albums are accurate with the movie. The eddie cantor story pelicula completa, ver online y. Brasselles biggest bid for film stardom, the title role of the eddie cantor story 1953, also proved to be his hollywood waterloo. The eddie cantor story dvd, 2010 for sale online ebay. Buy or rent the eddie cantor story movie now family video. At the beginning and end of the film, the real eddie and ida cantor appear, ostensibly to watch the unspooling of the eddie cantor story in a warner bros. The eddie cantor story needed to be told, both to those who remember him and to later generations. A jewish life in performance and politics brandeis series in american jewish history, culture, and life weinstein, david on. Singer, songwriter merrily we roll along, comedian, author and actor, educated in public schools.
Story of the rise to fame of eddie cantor, told against background of his orphan childhood and the later ups and downs of his married life. Familiar to broadway, radio, movie and early television audiences, this apostle of pep was regarded almost as a family member by millions because his toprated radio shows revealed intimate stories and amusing. The eddie cantor story movie poster style a 11 x 17. Buy the eddie cantor story movie poster style a 11 x 17 1953 at. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies.
Movies now streaming coming soon to theaters tv shows on tonight upcoming series games new releases. Cantor s parents, immigrants from russia, died when he was a small child and, as the film depicts, he was thereafter raised by his grandmother. Keefe brasselles performance of the famed vaudeville and ziegfeld follies star is one long impression complete with eyes bugged out, clapping as he. A jewish life in performance and politics and the forgotten network. The eddie cantor story 1953 original movie lobby card. A jewish life in performance and politics brandeis series in american jewish history, culture. A story like this deserved to be presented in a deeply researched and engaging narrative to show the convergence of jewish immigrant life, the rise of americas urban vernacular culture, and the role of jews in it, set against the realities of global jewish politics in the age of nazism and. View hd trailers and videos for the eddie cantor story on rotten tomatoes, then check our tomatometer to find out what the critics say. Fandango fanalert sign up for a fanalert and be the first to know when tickets and other exclusives are available in your area. The storyline charts cantors professional progress, from his lower east side boyhood to his ascendancy as star of the ziegfeld follies. As the latest addition to the movie annals of entertainment personalities, the eddie cantor story, which was unveiled at the paramount, is an assemblyline success story. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing the eddie cantor story near you.
Cohan were turned into successful movies in the 1940s, hollywood was trying to find their next subject. September 21, 1892 october 10, 1964, born edward israel iskowitz, was an american illustrated song performer, comedian, dancer, singer, actor and songwriter. David weinstein is a historian who lives and works in the washington, d. The eddie cantor story begins and ends with shots of the real eddie and ida cantor coming to see the picture that had been made about them.