The original, non-musical film
version of the book by Sholem Aljechem which inspired "Fiddler on the Roof-
And it is in Yiddish, too !
Tevye is a dairyman in the Russian Ukraine
early in the 20th century. He lives in a cabin outside Boyberik with his wife
Goldie, his widowed daughter Tseytl, her two children, and his younger
daughter, the unmarried Khave. Khave is being courted by Fedya, a Christian,
the son of a local government official. Tevye warns Khave against romance and
marriage outside her faith, but Fedya is persuasive too. What will Khave
decide, how will Tevye react, and when the Tsar initiates a pogrom, will
Tevye's friends come to his defense? Can the stubborn Tevye reconcile his heart
and tradition?
The scene in question goes like this: Tevyes Farm. Schloymele and
Perele sit together on the swing.
Because Perele is holding a cat on her lap, which her brother rejects cause he
is superstitious, the two begin fighting. The boy beats the girl who runs to
Tseytl, who’s working alongside Tevvje. Tseytl spanks both their behinds and
sends the kids back into the house.
Spankers: Vick
Marcus, Paula Lubelski
Spankee: Betty
Marcus
Director: Maurice Schwartz
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