This musical drama marks the screen debut of Moishe Oysher, in a film critic J. Hoberman calls an "anti-Jazz Singer." Oysher stars as a wayward youth who makes his way from his Polish shtetl to New York's Lower East Side where he is "discovered" and becomes a well-known singer. Ultimately, he returns home to the Old Country and reunites with his parents and his childhood sweetheart.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| MMoyshe OysherSaul 'Shloimele' Reichman | Saul 'Shloimele' Reichman |
| FFlorence WeissHelen | Helen |
| JJudith AbarbanelRivke | Rivke |
| MMichael RosenbergYossel Lutchik | Yossel Lutchik |
| JJuda BleichCantor Zanvel Reichman | Cantor Zanvel Reichman |
| BBertha GuttenbergMalke Reichman | Malke Reichman |
| IIsidore CashierW.H. Rosovitch | W.H. Rosovitch |
| VVicki MarcusSaul as a young boy | Saul as a young boy |
| LLorraine AbarbanalRivke as a young girl | Rivke as a young girl |
| DDaniel MakarenkoNot listed | Not listed |
| IIrving HonigmanBen, club manager | Ben, club manager |
| RRose WallersteinClara, Helen's roommate | Clara, Helen's roommate |