Motel the Operator

About Motel the Operator

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.

Motel the Operator (1940) is a drama film directed by Joseph Seiden. Released in January 1940, it runs 88 minutes.

The film is filed under strike and yiddish language.

Chaim Tauber appears as Motel Friedman, Malvina Rappel as Esther Friedman, Maurice Kroner as Benjamin Rosenwald, and Berthe Hart as Rebecca Rosenwald. American members can watch it on FILMBOX+ Now Amazon Channel.