Joseph Seiden

Joseph Seiden (יוסף זײדען; 1892–1974)[1] was a pioneering American Yiddish language film producer of the early twentieth century. He released a large number of low-budget, sentimental Yiddish dramas during the 1930s and 1940s.[2][3] He also directed Paradise in Harlem, a 1940 musical film with an African American cast.

  1. ^ "Joseph Seiden (c. 1892-1974)". data.bnf.fr. Retrieved 2021-01-06.
  2. ^ Koszarski, Richard (27 August 2008). Hollywood on the Hudson: Film and Television in New York from Griffith to Sarnoff. ISBN 9780813545523.
  3. ^ Kanfer, Stefan (2006). Stardust lost : the triumph, tragedy, and mishugas of the Yiddish theater in America (1st ed.). New York: Knopf. pp. 232–3. ISBN 1400042887.