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I Want to Be a Boarder

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I Want to Be a Boarder
A still of Leo Fuchs parodying Fred Astaire.
Directed byJoseph Seiden, George Roland
Written byJoseph Seiden
Produced byJoseph Seiden
StarringLeo Fuchs, Yetta Zwerling
Distributed byJewish Talking Picture Company
Release date
  • 1937 (1937)
Running time
15 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageYiddish (with English subtitles)

I Want to be a Boarder, or איך ווילן צו זיין אַ באָרדער (Ikh Vil Zayn a Boarder) in Yiddish, is a 1937 American comedy short film[1] starring Leo Fuchs and Yetta Zwerling, excerpted from the Yiddish language feature film American Matchmaker. It is a parody of Hollywood's optimism and grandiose nature, as well as famous Hollywood actors, particularly Fred Astaire.

Synopsis

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Chaim (Leo Fuchs) and his wife (Yetta Zwerling) are in a difficult relationship, and cannot decide whether to separate or divorce.[2] Instead, in order to enhance their sex life, they decide to play a game in which Chaim pretends to be a boarder, and the wife to be a landlady. However, when Chaim's wife begins to fall for the "boarder," the game soon gets out of hand.

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ "I Want to Be a Boarder". www.jewishfilm.org. Retrieved 2016-11-17.
  2. ^ Roland, George (2000-01-01), I Want to Be a Boarder, retrieved 2016-11-17
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