Motel the Operator (1940)

About Motel the Operator

Where can I watch Motel the Operator?

Motel the Operator is currently streaming in the United States on FILMBOX+ Now Amazon Channel.

Who stars in Motel the Operator?

Motel the Operator stars Chaim Tauber, Malvina Rappel, Maurice Kroner, Berthe Hart, Seymour Rechtzeit.

Who directed Motel the Operator?

Motel the Operator was directed by Joseph Seiden.

How long is Motel the Operator?

Motel the Operator has a runtime of 1h 28m.

What is Motel the Operator about?

Motel, a poor laborer, loving husband and new father, leads cloakmakers in a strike for better working conditions. When he is severely injured by strikebreakers, his wife, Esther, and infant son are left destitute. Desperate to save her starving child, Esther gives him up for adoption to a wealthy couple, and then commits suicide. The richly-rendered beautiful Yiddish songs by Sholem Secunda featuring Cantor Leibele Waldman and Joel Feig's famous choir are a good example of the bittersweet melodrama in the finest tradition of the Yiddish theater.