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American Matchmaker

Jan 2, 1940 · 1h 27m
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Comedy
Romance

PLOT

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...

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CAST

Leo Fuchs
Nat Silver / Uncle Shya
Judith Abarbanel
Judith Aarons
Judel Dubinsky
Maurice
Anna Guskin
Elvie Silver
Celia Brodkin
Nat's Mother (as Celia Boodkin)
Rosetta Bialis
Mrs. Aarons
Abraham Lax
Simon P. Schwalbenrock
Esther Adler
Undetermined Role (as E. Adler)
Directed by Edgar G. Ulmer

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Status
Released
Original language
YI
Budget
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Production
Fame Films Inc.
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