Singing in the Dark

Singing in the Dark

NR 1956 · 84 min · ★ 8.0 · Music, Drama, Crime

Leo, a holocaust survivor who suffers from total amnesia, comes to the U.S. and works as a hotel desk clerk. One night while a comedian who owns a bar in the hotel gives him a drink, he breaks out in song and discovers a great voice. Under a psychiatrist's treatment, and because of a blow to the head by some hoodlums, he realizes his name is David and that he was the son of a great Jewish Cantor, and gradually recovers his memory of losing his parents. He gives up a promising career singing in nightclubs to return to the synagogue.

Directed by Max Nosseck · Written by Ann Hood

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Moyshe Oysher David / Leo
Phyllis Hill Ruth
Joey Adams Joey Napoleon
Henry Sharp Dr. A. Neumann
Mickey Knox Harry
Dave Starr Larry
Lawrence Tierney Biff Lamont
Kay Medford Luli
Al Kelly Mons. La Fontaine
Cindy Adams Biff's Mistress
Wolfgang Zilzer Refugee

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