Motel the Operator

1940· 88 min★ 5.9· Drama

Motl, 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. Desperate to save her starving child, Esther gives him up for adoption to a wealthy couple, and then commits suicide.

Cast: Chaim Tauber, Seymour Rechzeit, Yetta Zwerling, Jacob Zanger

Director: Joseph Seiden