A Star Fell From Heaven

Schmidt. Elisir + songs. (1936)"In no film is Joseph Schmidt better cast than here. He was able to put before the camera the Joseph Schmidt that he was in private: a normal human being, positive thinking, bubbling over with humor. The film also is full of vocal high points. For example, thanks to close miking and the lack of disturbing cutaways, his rendering of 'Una furtiva lagrima' provides a deep experience, a real lesson in the art of singing."--Alfred A. Fassbind, Joseph Schmidt