The Ancient Law

Baruch Mayer, son of an orthodox rabbi from a poor shtetl in Galizia, decides to break with the family tradition and leave the shtetl to become an actor.

Top Cast

Ernst DeutschBaruch Mayer

Henny PortenErzherzogin Elisabeth Theresia

Ruth WeyherHofdame

Hermann VallentinHeinrich Laube

Werner KraussNathan, der Professor

Margarete SchlegelEsther, seine Tochter

Avrom MorewskiRabbi Mayer

Grete BergerMother